document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=489034>Question 489034</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 9x + 3 = 9x + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For what value(s) of b does the equation have no solution?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer i thought was 3 but than i seen that if i put 3 it would be infienetly solution than i thought it was two but that was incorrect also  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "9x + 3 = 9x + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 9x from both sides of this equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in order for this equation to have a solution, the value of b has to be equal to 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "any other value of b will result in no solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you set b equal to 3, the equation reduces to 3 = 3 which is true, confirming the value of 3 for b is a solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you set b to any other value, like 2, the equation reduces to 3 = 2 which is false, confirming the value of 2 for b is not a solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "try any value for b other than 3 and you will see that the equation does not have a solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the fact that you have 9x + 3 = 9x + b should be your clue that b has to be equal to 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the 9x terms will always be equal regardless of the value of x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that means the other term in each expression has to also be equal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that can only happen when b = 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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