document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=380386>Question 380386</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solution steps for solving (5a+7)=(6a-7)  The parenthesis are not really parenthesis.  They stand for absolute value signs which I don't have on the keyboard.  So the equation is the absolute value of each quantity on each side of the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are two cases for this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5a + 7 = 6a - 7 --> a = 14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5a + 7 = -(6a - 7) --> 5a + 7 = -6a + 7 --> a = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Checking, both solutions satisfy the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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