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    leigh77 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    #1

    Jul 19, 2010, 09:20 PM
    2x=4x
    need to know if there is an infinite solution, no solution or one solution to 2x=4x?
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    Jul 19, 2010, 10:38 PM

    Think about it. Divide both sides by 2x and you get 1=2 originally 0=2. Oops.
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    Jul 20, 2010, 12:30 AM

    Or if you want to look at it in another way;

    2x = 4x

    is derived from the simultaneous equations of:
    y = 2x and
    y = 4x

    If you can visualise the graphs they make, do they meet?

    If yes, then you'll find that there is a solution. In fact, the solution is at x = 0.

    2x = 4x

    0 = 4x - 2x
    0 = 2x

    Therefore, x = 0.

    [EDIT: KISS

    Dividing both sides by 2x give 1 = 2, not 0 = 2 ;)]

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