How can you tell if an equation has one, zero, or infinite solutions? For example:

-4 (v + 3) = - 12 - 4v

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Frederick Lutz

10 July, 06:56

How can you tell if an equation has one, zero, or infinite solutions? For example:

-4 (v + 3) = - 12 - 4v

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Jazmine Schmidt · Answer 1

Simplifying

-4v + 2v = - 12

Combine like terms: - 4v + 2v = - 2v

-2v = - 12

Solving

-2v = - 12

Solving for variable 'v'.

Move all terms containing v to the left, all other terms to the right.

Divide each side by '-2'.

v = 6

Simplifying

v = 6

How can you tell if an equation has one, zero, or infinite solutions? For example:-4 (v + 3) = - 12 - 4v

How can you tell if an equation has one, zero, or infinite solutions? For example:

-4 (v + 3) = - 12 - 4v