document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1079603>Question 1079603</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many solutions does 5(x -4) = 5(x-9) have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5(x-4)=5(x-9) happens when, and only when<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-4=x-9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Those 2 equation are equivalent, meaning that they have exactly the same solutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, x-4=x-9 happens wben, and only when<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4 = -9 .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That happens never.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is no value of x that will make<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = 9 , or -4 = -9 . </SPAN>\n" );
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