Question

How do you solve `3t-2=5(t-2)-2(t-4)`?

Answer 1

The solution is undecidable.

Explanation:

First multiply out the brackets (parentheses) on the right side:

`3t−2=5(t−2)−2(t−4)=5t-10-2t+8`

Now collect terms including `t` on the left and terms that are just numbers on the right. Remember to change the sign when you move a number from one side to the other:

`3t-5t+2t=2-10+8`

Collect like terms:

`0t=0`

This does not allow us to determine the value of `t`.