How many solutions does the equation –2(3x – 1) = –6x – 1 have? What about 2(3x – 1) = 6x – 2?

What about 2(3x – 1) = –6x – 2?

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Step-by-step explanation:

–2(3x – 1) = –6x – 1

       -6x + 2 = -6x - 1 (IMPOSSIBLE, ZERO)

2(3x – 1) = 6x – 2

      6x - 2 = 6x - 2 (INFINITE)

2(3x – 1) = –6x – 2

      6x - 2 = -6x - 2 (ONE, x can be the number 0)

step-by-step explanation:

equation

you are asked to write the equation

  expression = 0

using the given expression. when you do that, you have

  2x^2-2x-12 = 0

factoring

you can see that each of the coefficients is even, so a factor of 2 can be removed immediately.

  2(x^2 -x -6) = 0

if you multiply the binomials (x+a)(x+b), you get

  (x +a)(x +b) = x^2 +(a+b)x +ab

this tells you the coefficient of x is the sum of two factors of the constant term. here, that means -1 is the sum of two factors of -6. we want to know those factors so we can factor the trinomial.

  -6 = -1×6 = -2×3 = -3×2 = -6×1

the factor pair that sums to -1 is {-3, 2}, so our factorization is

  2(x -3)(x +2) = 0

solutions

the solutions to this equation are the values of x that make the product zero. a product is zero only when only of the factors of the product is zero. here, that means

  x - 3 = 0

  x = 3 . . . add 3 to both sides of the equation

or

  x +2 = 0

  x = -2 . . . add -2 to both sides of the equation

the solutions to the equation are x=3 or x=-2. both of these values of x satisfy the equation—they make it be true.

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step-by-step explanation:

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