document.write( "Question 96902: Solve -8x+8-2x=-10x+8 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-10x%2B8=-10x%2B8\" Combine like terms on the left side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-10x=-10x%2B8-8\"Subtract 8 from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-10x%2B10x=8-8\" Add 10x to both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0x=8-8\" Combine like terms on the left side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0x=0\" Combine like terms on the right side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=0\" Simplify\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since this equation is always true for any x value, this means x can equal any number. So there are an infinite number of solutions.
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