document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=361785>Question 361785</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I want to solve the following linear equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x-7)-2(x-5)=x-11 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x-7)-2(x-5)=x-11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let's distribute on the left and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 21 - 2x + 10 = x - 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now collect like terms and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 11 = x - 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we subtract off x, we get the curious result<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 = -11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Well, you have to ask yourself, \"When does -11 = -11?\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is \"Always!\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus, this problem has an infinite number of solutions, for whatever value of x you choose, it works! </SPAN>\n" );
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