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The equation is ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=8a87c6456b26af9a104f77b76bb25c35.png\")
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Solve by algebraically.
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(Subtract 20 from each side)
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(Simplify)
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(Add 7x to each side)
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(Simplify)
The related function is f(x) = 15.The root of a linear equation is the value of x
\when f(x) = 0.Since f(x) is always equal to 15, this equation has no solution.![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
The root of the equation ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=8a87c6456b26af9a104f77b76bb25c35.png\")
has no solution.