How many solutions does the following equation have?60z+50−97z=−37z+49Choose 1 answer:(A) No solutions(B) Exactly one solution(C) Infinitely many solutions
Q. How many solutions does the following equation have?60z+50−97z=−37z+49Choose 1 answer:(A) No solutions(B) Exactly one solution(C) Infinitely many solutions
Combine like terms: Combine like terms on both sides of the equation.60z+50−97z=−37z+49Combine the z terms on the left side: (60z−97z)+50=−37z+49This simplifies to: −37z+50=−37z+49
Isolate the variable : Attempt to isolate the variable on one side.However, we notice that the terms on both sides of the equation are the same, . This means that if we subtract −37-37−37z from both sides, the z terms will cancel out.\newline−37-37−37z + 505050 - (−37-37−37z) = −37-37−37z + 494949 - (−37-37−37z)\newlineThis simplifies to: 505050 = 494949
Analyze the resulting statement: Analyze the resulting statement.\newlineThe statement 50=4950 = 4950=49 is false. This means that there is no value of zzz that will satisfy the equation, as the non-variable terms do not equal each other.
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