I can't remember. I thought it was zero, since x = 1 right?
2006-09-13 01:35:42 · 13 answers · asked by swimxchick7 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
So, what I mean is x is equal to any real number other than zero...?
2006-09-13 01:39:49 · update #1
Look at it this way....no matter what number X represents, one "thing" minus the same "thing" is always zero. (Have one orange, take away one orange, what have you got? Zero).
2006-09-13 01:43:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
4x minus 4 x = 0x = 0
Try putting x= anything to prove.
If x = 9
4 times 9 minus (4 times 9) = 36 minus 36 = 0
2006-09-13 01:39:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
x by this equation right now does not have a definition. It could be one or it could be 3256 however the answer would still be 0. You can check by assigning x any number and solve the equation. It will always be 0.
Unless someone with more mathmatical knowledge knows something I don't.
2006-09-13 01:39:09 · answer #3 · answered by Emporer_Smiley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4x is translated as 4 times a number x, so it is a whole unit. When you subtract 4x-4x, you get ZERO.
2006-09-13 01:52:09 · answer #4 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would be 0. X could be any number. The point is that you are taking 4 times a quanity and subtracting that exact same amount. X could be a billion, but it would be 4 billion minus 4 billion.
2006-09-13 01:38:10 · answer #5 · answered by bigred8882 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
0; any number you substitute for X will be the same; and number minus itself = 0
2006-09-13 02:15:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah x = 0 because any number subtracted from itself is 0 when it is a real no
kathy
2006-09-13 01:41:19 · answer #7 · answered by kathy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not simplifying, you're answering. That formula equals 0. It does not matter what "X" equals... it will always equal 0.
2006-09-13 01:39:37 · answer #8 · answered by wolvie145 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will always simplify to zero if x is positive.
2006-09-13 01:43:16 · answer #9 · answered by Char 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its 0 as x-x=0. lets say 4 is a pregnant monkey and x is the baby in side it. if you kill the monkey both of them dies! silly innit
2006-09-13 01:41:40 · answer #10 · answered by Ahmad 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋