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What values of a and b would make shown below have infinitely many solutions aX +6=-3x+b

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Answer:

a = -3, b = 6

Explanation:

ax + 6 = -3x + b

If a = -3 and b = 6, then the equation would be -3x + 6 = -3x + 6, which would have infinitely many solutions.

If we isolate x, we have (a + 3) x = b - 6. We want the equation to be 0 = 0 for infinitely many solutions, so a has to be -3 and b has to be 6.

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