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Solve by algebraically.
\Apply subtraction property of equality: Subtract 5 from each side.
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(Simplify)![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/step2.JPG\")
Apply addition property of equality: Add 8x to each side.
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(Simplify)
The related function is f(x) = 11.
\The root of a linear equation is the value of x, when f(x) = 0.
\Since f(x) is always equal to 11, this equation has no solution.![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
The root of the equation ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=594f9b0bdcdb8dce99ed3a026ba5c924.png\")
has no solution.