document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204714>Question 1204714</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fill in the blanks so that the resulting equation has no solutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ + ___ = ___ + ____<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "p+2p = 3p+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3p = 3p+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the last step, we subtract 3p from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The last equation is a contradiction. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's never true regardless of what we select for p in the original equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, p+2p = 3p+1 has no solutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Other examples are possible such as p+3p = 4p+2 or 7p+5 = 3p+4p<BR>\n" );
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