Question
$$j-5 = j+9$$
Answer
This equation has no solution.
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} j-5 &= j+9&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ j } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ -5 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]j-j &= 9+5&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]j-j &= 14&& \\[1 em]0 &= 14&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
Since the statement $ \color{red}{ 0 = 14 } $ is FALSE, we conclude that the equation has no solution.
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