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Is the below equation always, sometimes, or never true
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6+8x-9=11x+14-3x

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6+8x-9=11x+14-3x
8x - 3 = 8x + 14
-3 = 14

-3 = 14 can't be true, so there isn't a solution.
User Aun
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6+8x-9=11x+14-3x

Refine :


6+8x-9 :


8x+6-9 = 8 x - 3

Refine:


11x+14-3x:
11x- 3x = 14 :


8x + 14


8x-3=8x + 14


8x - 8x = 14 +3


0 = 17

No solution

hope this helps!



User Sanyam Goel
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