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Solve the equation showing work and identify if the equation is an identity or if it has no solution.

3x - 5y = 9
A. x = 5 - 3y; Identity
B. x = 3y + 3; Identity
C. x = 3y + 3; No solution
D. x = 5 - 3y; No solution

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Final answer:

The equation 3x - 5y = 9 cannot be accurately matched to any of the provided answer choices when solving for x. Therefore, the proper conclusion cannot be derived from the choices given, which might indicate a mistake or typo in the question.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are asked to solve the equation 3x - 5y = 9 and determine whether it is an identity or if it has no solution. To solve the equation for x, we isolate x on one side of the equation:

  1. Add 5y to both sides to get 3x = 9 + 5y.
  2. Divide both sides by 3 to get x = (9 + 5y) / 3.
  3. Simplify this to x = 3 + 5y/3.

None of the given choices exactly match the correct form of x we've derived. Therefore, none of the provided options (A, B, C, or D) are correct. However, for clarity, let us consider the given equation y = 9 + 3x. When x is isolated as in step 2, we have x being expressed in terms of y, which results in a different equation than what was provided. This implies that the student's equation and the provided equation are not the same line, and thus not equivalent or an identity.

Since none of the answer choices correctly represent the isolated x in the student's equation, we can conclude that the question may have a typo or mistake as the correct form isn't provided among the options. Because of this, we can't properly determine if it's an identity or has no solution based on the choices given.

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