document.write( "Question 235978: i am supposed to identify like terms but i don't understand it my problem is -17-17=6-x you can see that the problem doesn't have like terms. I asked my teacher but she said that i still had to solve it. she told me though in class that it can have 1 answer many answers or no answer please help. \n" ); document.write( "

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-17 - 17 = 6 - x
\n" ); document.write( "which is
\n" ); document.write( "-34 = 6 - x
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\n" ); document.write( "subtract 6 from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "-34 - 6 = -x
\n" ); document.write( "-40 = -x
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\n" ); document.write( "x has to be positive, multiply both sides by -1 to change the signs
\n" ); document.write( "40 = x; the only answer
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\n" ); document.write( "Check it in the original equation
\n" ); document.write( "- 17 - 17 = 6 - 40
\n" ); document.write( "-34 = -34, equality reigns!! \n" ); document.write( "

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