Q. Solve the equation. Check your solution11−7a=−9a+8∘The solution set is {□}. Simplify your answer
Combine Like Terms: Combine like terms on both sides of the equation.We want to get all the terms with a on one side and the constant terms on the other side. To do this, we can add 7a to both sides to move the 'a' terms to one side and subtract 11 from both sides to move the constants to the other side.11−7a+7a=−9a+7a+8−11This simplifies to:0=−2a−3
Solve for 'a': Solve for 'a'.Now we have −2a−3=0. To solve for 'a', we need to isolate 'a' on one side. We can add 3 to both sides of the equation to move the constant term to the other side.−2a−3+3=0+3This simplifies to:−2a=3
Divide by −2: Divide both sides by −2 to find the value of 'a'.To isolate 'a', we divide both sides of the equation by −2.−2a/−2=3/−2This simplifies to:a=−23
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