How do you solve $2 (x + 1) = 2 x + 2$ $2(x + 1) = 2x + 2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-24T11:00:26

So there are an infinite number of solutions for $x$ $x$

Consider the left hand side:

$2 (x + 1) \to 2 x + 2$ $2(x+1)->2x+2$

So the left matches exactly the right

This means that $x$ $x$ can and may be allocated any value.

So there are an infinite number of solutions for $x$ $x$

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