SOLUTION: how do you solve |2a+7|=a-4 (please provide answer also)

Question 338948: how do you solve |2a+7|=a-4
(please provide answer also)
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
|2a+7|=a-4
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2a+7 = a-4 or 2a+7 = 4-a
a = -11 or 3a = -3
a = -11 or a = -1
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Checking:
a = -11 does not work in the original equation.
a = -1 does not work in the original equation.
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Conclusion:
No solution.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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