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Trey is solving his equation, and the last line of his work is "-2 = 2". What does this mean?

Mathematics

1 answer:

oksian1 [2.3K]3 years ago

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Answer:

it means that his equation is not true.

Step-by-step explanation:

-2=2 is obviously incorrect, so we must assume that the equation isn't true.

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