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The expression on the right side of the "=" sign is the right side of the equation and the expression on the left of the "=" is the left side of the equation.
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on the LHS and 0 on the RHS. In contrast, an equation with a non-zero RHS is called
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a fixed function, which equation is to be solved for
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