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" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #333518 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><B>chessace(471)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=chessace><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=333518\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You were close.  3 does have infinitely many solutions, but you were not asked to find them (it would take a while!).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"2 is incorrect\" is the same as \"b=2 make the equation invalid\" which implies that \"b=2 has no solution\", so 2 is a legit value as requested.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In fact, everything but 3 has this property so the answer is b not = 3.<BR>\n" );
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