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Is X-13=x+1 true or false

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Answer: FALSE.

Explanation:

Given the following equation provided in the exercise:


x-13=x+1

You need to solve for the variable "x".

In order to solve for "x" you can folllow the steps shown below:

1. You must apply the Addition property of equality and add 13 to both sides of the equation. Then:


x-13+(13)=x+1+(13)\\\\x=x+14

2. Finally you need to apply the Subtraction property of equality and subtract "x" from both sides of the equation. So you get:


x-(x)=x+14-(x)\\\\0=14\ (FALSE)

Therefore, as you can observe, the given equation has no solutions.

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