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Evaluating the Determinants of Equilibrium Price

An economist makes the following claim: 'In a market described by the linear functions QD=abPQ^D = a - bP and QS=c+dPQ^S = c + dP (where all parameters are positive constants and a>ca > c), the equilibrium price is always determined by factors from both the demand side and the supply side. It is mathematically impossible for the equilibrium price to depend only on supply-side parameters (c and d) or only on demand-side parameters (a and b).' Evaluate the validity of this claim. In your response, first derive the algebraic expression for the equilibrium price and then use it to justify your conclusion with both mathematical and economic reasoning.

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