Suppose you want to solve the equation 2a + b = 2a, where a and b are nonzero real numbers. describe the solution to this equation. justify your description.

In this problem, we have the following equation:

And the problem states that and are nonzero real numbers. First of all, we need to assume that and are nonzero real numbers. Thus, let's say that:

Plug in the equation, we have:

As you can see, we got an absurd statement since . Then, the only possible solution is that . So, we can write our equation as follows:

Conclusion:

For any real number , we will have that

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step-by-step explanation:

1/3 + 1/3 ≠ 2/6 because 1/3 alone = 2/6  

step by step explanation:

1/3 + 1/3 = 2/3       2/3=4/6