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Solve the equation. Then determine whether the equation is an identity, a conditional equation, or an inconsistent equation. (5x)/(x-4)=(20)/(x-4)+2 What is the solution? Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your choice. A. The equation has a single solution. The solution set is . B. The solution set is is a real number Solve the equation. Then determine whether the equation is an identity, a conditional equation, or an inconsistent equation. K 5 20 --- O A.The equation has a single solution. The solution set is {} OB.The solution set is{x|x is a real number} c.The solution set is . Determine whether the equation is an identity, a conditional equation, or an inconsistent equation. OA.Inconsistent equation O B. Conditional equation Oc.Identity 

          Solve the equation. Then determine whether the equation is an identity, a conditional equation, or an inconsistent equation.
(5x)/(x-4)=(20)/(x-4)+2
What is the solution? Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your choice.
A. The equation has a single solution. The solution set is .
B. The solution set is  is a real number
Solve the equation. Then determine whether the equation is an identity, a conditional equation, or an inconsistent equation. K 5 20 ---
O A.The equation has a single solution. The solution set is {} OB.The solution set is{x|x is a real number} c.The solution set is .
Determine whether the equation is an identity, a conditional equation, or an inconsistent equation.
OA.Inconsistent equation
O B. Conditional equation
Oc.Identity
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Solve the equation. Then determine whether the equation is an identity, a conditional equation, or an inconsistent equation. (5x)/(x-4)=(20)/(x-4)+2 What is the solution? Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your choice. A. The equation has a single solution. The solution set is . B. The solution set is is a real number Solve the equation. Then determine whether the equation is an identity, a conditional equation, or an inconsistent equation. K 5 20 --- O A.The equation has a single solution. The solution set is {} OB.The solution set is{x|x is a real number} c.The solution set is . Determine whether the equation is an identity, a conditional equation, or an inconsistent equation. OA.Inconsistent equation O B. Conditional equation Oc.Identity
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00:01 This problem wants us to solve the equation and then determine the equation if it is an identity, a conditional, or an consistent equation.
00:08 And to solve this, we can start to distribute 5 to x and to 4, which would give us 5x plus 20 equal to 4 plus 5x.
00:21 And then if we want to further solve what we would do normally is we would subtract 5x from both sides.
00:28 But it kind of seems like we have an issue here, and we do have an issue if we were trying to solve for a specific x solution, because 5x minus 5x cancels out and we're left with 20 equal to 4, and then 5x minus 5x cancels again.
00:43 And what seems strange is that we have no further x to solve for.
00:48 So since there's no x to solve for, that means there's only two possibilities here.
00:52 Either there's an infinite number of solutions, so all real numbers would work, or there would be no solution...
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