8x – 2(x + 1) = 2(3x – 1)

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identity

Answer 1

To solve this equation, we will distribute and combine like terms:

8x - 2(x + 1) = 2(3x - 1)
8x - 2x - 2 = 6x - 2

Now, let's simplify the equation:

6x - 2 = 6x - 2
6x - 6x = -2 + 2
0 = 0

Since both sides of the equation are equal to 0, we can conclude that this equation is an identity. Therefore, the correct response is "identity".