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Solve and check. $$y-5=-5$$

Name: Problem 34, Chapter 5: Prealgebra and Introductory Algebra
Uploaded: 2020-06-20T19:42:56-08:00
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Channel: Ethan Somes
Description: Solve and check. y-5=-5

   Solve and check.
$$y-5=-5$$

Prealgebra and Introductory Algebra

Richard N. Aufmann,… 3rd Edition

Chapter 5, Problem 34

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06/20/2020

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Linear Equations

A linear equation is an algebraic equation in which each term is either a constant or the product of a constant and a single variable. The highest power of the variable is one. Solving linear equations typically involves isolating the variable on one side of the equation using algebraic operations.

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