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When solving an equation with one variable on both sides what are three types of solutions youcan obtain?

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whenever you have an equation with one variable on both sides, you might end up with one of the following case:

1. You might end up with an inconsistent equation, therefore there is not solution. Example

x = x+3. If you subtract x on both sides, you get 0=3 which is impossible.

2. You might end up having infinite solutions. Example:

x+6 = x+6. If you subtract x on both sides you get 6 =6 which is true regardless of the value of x.

3. You might end up having only one solution. Example:

3x +2 = x +5

If you subtract x on both sides and subtract 2 on both sides, you get

2x = 3.

then if you divide by two on both sides, you find

x = 3/2. So this equation has one unique solution.

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