Solve the equation for the given variable. If your answer is a fraction, write it in reduced, fractional form. Do NOT convert the answer to a decimal. If the equation has no solution enter "No solution". If the equation is true for all real numbers enter "All real numbers".

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Solve the equation for the given variable. If your answer is a fraction, write it in reduced, fractional form. Do NOT convert the answer to a decimal. If the equation has no solution enter "No solution". If the equation is true for all real numbers enter "All real numbers".
−1(−12x+1)−1=−3(−4x−5)−17-1(-12x+1)-1=-3(-4x-5)-17
Answer: xx = 

Is −1(−12x+1)−1=−3(−4x−5)−17-1(-12x+1)-1=-3(-4x-5)-17 a conditional equation, an identity or a contradiction?

  • It is a conditional equation, true only for a specific value of my variable.
  • It is an identity. It is true for an infinite number of values of my variable.
  • It is a contradiction. It is not true for any value of my variable.
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