Kind of Equation Ma008 Lesson4

This is a conditional equation. If we were to replace c with 1 for example, then our equation would say 598 equals 92 times 1. We could simplify that to say that 598 equals 92, but we know that that's not true, 598 is not equal to 92. That means that there are some values of c for which this equation is not true, so we know already that this is not an identity. I'll tell you right now, though, that this last choice, that this is not an equation, is incorrect. There is, in fact, one value for which this equation is true. Our next step is going to be to find that value.