How do you solve #3y-5=y+2y-9#?
1 Answer
Aug 21, 2016
There is no solution to this equation. We end up with a false statement without a variable.
Explanation:
As first glance this seems like a normal equation until we get to the end.
Simplify first.
This should strike you as strange.. How can we subtract different numbers from
If you carry on as usual, we get :
The implication of this type of answer is that the original answer cannot be solved. There is no solution.