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Consider the equation-22+3x/3x+7 . How do you begin isolating the variable x to one side of the equation? The solution of the equation is

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Without proper parenthesis, it hard to see if 3x is being divided by 3x or (-22+3x)/(3x+7)
Also, this is not an equation because there is no "=" (equal sign)
I am assuming (-22+3x)=(3x+7). You can actually ignore the parenthesis.
-22+3x=3x+7

the expression "-22+3x" DOES NOT EQUAL to "3x+7"
You start by subtracting 3x on either side. You will notice that it will cancel out. Therefore you are left with -22=7 which is false. Notice, since the equation is false, there is no INTERSECTION.
Meaning the two lines will never touch each other. I hope this answer helps.


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