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Problem
Given the equation
5
x
+
2
=
17
5x + 2 = 17
5
x
+
2
=
17
, a student writes
5
k
x
+
2
k
=
17
k
5kx + 2k = 17k
5
k
x
+
2
k
=
17
k
, where
k
k
k
is a real constant. For which values of
k
k
k
will the two equations be equivalent?
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