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(1)/(4)x+ (1)/(2)= (1)/(4)x- (1)/(2)

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1/4x + 2/4 = 1/4x - 2/4
1/4x - 1/4x = -2/4 - 2/4
0x = 0
x = 0
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(1)/(4)x + (1)/(2) = (1)/(4)x- (1)/(2)


\text{Cancel 1/4x on both sides}


(1)/(2)=-(1)/(2)


\text{There is no solution}
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