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Is -2(-12y+5)+4=8(3y+2)-22 a conditional equation an identity or a contradiction

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Answer:

0 = 0 (All real numbers are solutions.)

Explanation:

is -2(-12y+5)+4=8(3y+2)-22 a conditional equation an identity or a contradiction

-2(-12y + 5) + 4 - 8(3y - 2) + 22 = 0

24y - 10 + 4 - 24y - 16 + 22 = 0

-6 - 16 + 22

- 22 + 22 = 0

0 = 0 (All real numbers are solutions.)

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