document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=149854>Question 149854</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0073268623/algebrahomeworkh>Elementary and Intermediate Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a+4(4)=a+4(a) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #109988 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=adamchapman><B>adamchapman(301)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=adamchapman><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=109988\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2B4%284%29=a%2B4%28a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2B4%284%29=a%2B4%28a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "expand your brackets\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "get all you a's on one side by subrtacting 1a from both sides (left and right of the equals sign)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we are looking for the value of \"a\", we should really out it on the left hand side of the equation. Nothing mathematical done here, it just looks neater.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now divide by 4 to get the value of one \"a\":\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helped<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adam\r<BR>\n" );
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