Question

Are any solutions possible for this problem..

-2(x+3) = -2x - 6


if not, how come?

Answer 1

The equation:
`-2(x+3)=-2x-6`, is simplified with distribution of parentheses:
`-2x-6=-2x-6`.

Now add
`2x` to both sides and get:
`-6=-6`.

The numbers are equal therefore the solution to the equation
`x` can be any number
`x\in\mathbb{R}`.