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We're being asked to determine if the given equation is an identity, a conditional equation, or a contradiction.
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And the only way to determine that is to go ahead and solve.
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So first, we need to get rid of the parentheses.
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So i'll begin by distributing the negative 8.
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Well, negative 8 times x is negative 8x.
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Negative 8 times 5 is negative 40.
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Now, on the right hand side, we have to distribute the negative 5.
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Well, negative 5 times x is negative 5x, and negative 5 times 8 is negative 40.
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So now what we're going to do is we're going to combine our light terms on the right -hand side...