Provide an appropriate response.After working correctly through several steps of the solution of a linear equation, a student obtains the equation 4x = 3x. Then the student divides each side by x to get 4 = 3 and gives ? as the answer. Is this correct? If not, explain why.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. This is not correct to divide by a variable. If -3x is added to both sides, the equation becomes -x = 0, so x = 0 and {0} is the correct solution set.
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