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Which of the value of x make the equation x = x-5 false

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Answer:

No value

Explanation:

No number exists because x is always x and 0 is never -5.

User Stephen Donecker
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Answer:

any value

Explanation:

You want to know a value of x that makes x=x-5 a false statement.

Solution

The value x is never equal to a value 5 less than itself. The given equation is false no matter what the value of x is.

x = x -5 is false for all values of x

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