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Find m and b: 6(2x-5) -(mx+2) = 9x+b

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Answer:

m = 3; b = -12

Explanation:

In order to answer the question definitively, we must assume you intend for the equation to be an identity.

6(2x -5) -(mx +2) = 9x +b

12x -10 -mx -2 = 9x +b

Equating x terms:

12x -mx = 9x

12 -m = 9 . . . . . . divide by x; next, add m-9

12 -9 = m = 3

Equating constant terms:

-10 -2 = b

-12 = b

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