SOLUTION: Are there any values of the variable a for which the expressions 2+a and 2a have the same value? Explain.

SOLUTION: Are there any values of the variable a for which the expressions 2+a and 2a have the same value? Explain.

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Question 92739: Are there any values of the variable a for which the expressions 2+a and 2a have the same value? Explain.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set the expressions equal to each other

Subtract "a" from both sides

Combine like terms

So the number is

Check:

plug in into

plug in into

Since they both equal 4, the solution works

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