document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=39489>Question 39489</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve each equation. Identify each equation as a conditional equation, an inconsistent equation, or an identity.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2a - 5 = 1/3a - 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fill in the tables using the given formulas<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -5x + 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #26803 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=zeynep><B>zeynep(43)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=zeynep><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=26803\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/2a - 5 = 1/3a - 1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "let's get rid of those fractions by multiplying both sides by the LCD of 6;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6.(1/2a - 5) =6.( 1/3a - 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a-30=2a-6       add additive inverse of 2a to both sides;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a-30-2a=2a-6-2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-30=-6          add additive inverse of -30 to both sides;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-30+30=-6+30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This equation is a conditional equation. A conditional equation is an equation that is not true for all real numbers but has at leat one real number solution. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I could not understand your second question. Are the given values for x? </SPAN>\n" );
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