Asked by KJ

What value of coefficient
b
makes the equation true for any real number
x
?



−
3
(
2
x
−
3
)
+
5
x
=
b
x
+
9


11


7


−
1


−
6

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Expand: −3(2x−3)+5x = −6x+9+5x = −x+9.
So bx+9 = −x+9, hence b = −1.