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The equation is \"\".

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Apply distributive property: \"\".

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\"\"

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\"\"      (Multiply: \"\")

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\"\"             (Product of two different signs is negative)

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\"\"                    (Subtract: \"\")

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The statement \"\" is always true.

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The equation is an identity and the solution set is all numbers.\"\"

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The statement \"\" is always true.

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The equation is an identity and the solution set is all numbers.