SOLUTION: Direction: Solve. Identify equations that are identities or that have no solution. Problem: 3x=9x

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Question 989445: Direction: Solve. Identify equations that are identities or that have no solution.
Problem: 3x=9x
Found 2 solutions by EdenWolf, ikleyn:
Answer by EdenWolf(517) About Me  (Show Source):
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Question: 3x=9x
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We are trying to solve for x. Divide 3 from both sides.
x=3x
Divide x from both sides.
1=3
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Answer: No solution

Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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3x = 9x.

Distract  3x  from both sides:

6x = 0,

x = 0.

Answer.  x=0  is the solution.

              The solution is  x=0.