(09-08-2014, 08:46 PM)Tachyon Wrote: i didnt know you're doing 9th grade math for a levels over there
Yeah, the C1 unit is basically all GCSE stuff. It gets harder with C2/3/4 and with the Further maths modules, and even though you learn 'further maths' as an extra A-level it doesn't count towards one, it just makes the standard A-level look a little better.
They aren't amazingly challenging, but they are a level or so above what you'll get in the exam, so if you can do these you should be able to pass the exams relatively easily.
Only solution to this equation is that X represents two incompatible variables. If (2+x)-(5+x) = 0, then 2+x = 5+x. Obviously the same variable cannot be equal to itself when added to two different numbers.
Since you brought up a Y in your sarcastic comment, it might be that you typed the question improperly, and the equation is actually supposed to be:
(2+X) - (5+Y) = 0
In which case 2+X = 5+Y, making this a binary equation with any number of possible solutions. For example, X=3 and Y=0, making the equation (2+3) - (5+0) = 0, which is a correct equation.
It's also possible that the equation was meant to be something like (2+X) - (5+2X) = 0, or some variant thereof, but that still creates any number of combinations which dont work.