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Given the equation \\[\\simplify[std]{{a}x+{b}={c}x+{d}}\\] we first collect together all the constant terms, and collect together all the terms in $x$.
\nThe equation can then be written as:
\\[\\simplify[std]{({a}-{c})x=({d}+{-b})}\\] i.e.
\\[\\simplify{{a-c}x={d-b}}\\]
which gives \\[x =\\simplify[std]{{(d-b)}/{(a-c)}}\\] as the solution.
\\[\\simplify[std]{{a} * x + {b} = {c} * x + {d}}\\]
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