Does an equation always have a solution? Could you come up w / an equation that does not have a solution? If yes, explain why this equation does not have a solution?

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Callie Oliver

Mathematics

10 August, 08:33

Does an equation always have a solution? Could you come up w / an equation that does not have a solution? If yes, explain why this equation does not have a solution?

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Dear · Answer 1

No an equation doesn't always have a solution. An example would be 2x+3=2x+7

To solve this you would subtract 2x on each side, which that would give you 3=7 therefore that equation has no solution

Reagan Wallace · Answer 2

An equation does not always have a solution. Sometimes, an equation can have a variable that does not equal the remaining value on the other side. For example, root negative x could never equal a number squared.

√-x ≠ 14²

This equation cannot have a solution because you can't square any number to get a negative solution. Therefore, x = no solution.