SOLUTION: 2.85a-7=12.85a-2

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Question 22147: 2.85a-7=12.85a-2
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  • This is an equation! Solutions: a=-0.5.
  • Graphical form: Equation 2.85a-7=12.85a-2 was fully solved.
  • Text form: 2.85a-7=12.85a-2 simplifies to 0=0
  • Cartoon (animation) form: simplify_cartoon%28+2.85a-7=12.85a-2+%29
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

Look at 2.85%2Aa-7=highlight_red%28+12.85%2Aa-2+%29.
Moved these terms to the left highlight_green%28+-12.85%2Aa+%29,highlight_green%28+2+%29
It becomes 2.85%2Aa-7-highlight_green%28+12.85%2Aa+%29%2Bhighlight_green%28+2+%29=0.
Look at 2.85%2Aa-highlight_red%28+7+%29-12.85%2Aa%2Bhighlight_red%28+2+%29=0.
Added fractions or integers together
It becomes 2.85%2Aa%2Bhighlight_green%28+-5+%29-12.85%2Aa=0.
Look at 2.85%2Aa%2Bhighlight_red%28+-5+%29-12.85%2Aa=0.
Moved -5 to the right of expression
It becomes 2.85%2Aa-12.85%2Aa%2Bhighlight_green%28+-5+%29=0.
Look at 2.85%2Aa-12.85%2Aa%2Bhighlight_red%28+-5+%29=0.
Removed extra sign in front of -5
It becomes 2.85%2Aa-12.85%2Aa-highlight_green%28+5+%29=0.
Look at highlight_red%28+2.85%2Aa+%29-highlight_red%28+12.85%2Aa+%29-5=0.
Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+2.85%2Aa+%29,highlight_red%28+-12.85%2Aa+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%282.85-12.85%29%2Aa+%29
It becomes highlight_green%28+%282.85-12.85%29%2Aa+%29-5=0.
Look at %28highlight_red%28+2.85+%29-highlight_red%28+12.85+%29%29%2Aa-5=0.
Added fractions or integers together
It becomes %28-highlight_green%28+1000%2F100+%29%29%2Aa-5=0.
Look at highlight_red%28+%28-highlight_red%28+1000%2F100+%29%29%2Aa+%29-5=0.
Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+1000+%29,highlight_red%28+1%2F100+%29
It becomes -highlight_green%28+1000+%29%2Fhighlight_green%28+100+%29%2Aa-5=0.
Look at -highlight_red%28+1000+%29%2Fhighlight_red%28+100+%29%2Aa-5=0.
Factors 1000 and 100 have greatest common factor (GCF) of 100. Reducing fraction.
It becomes -highlight_green%28+10+%29%2Fhighlight_green%28+1+%29%2Aa-5=0.
Look at -10%2Fhighlight_red%28+1+%29%2Aa-5=0.
Remove extraneous '1' from product highlight_red%28+1%2F1+%29
It becomes -10%2Aa-5=0.
Look at highlight_red%28+-10%2Aa-5+%29=0.
Solved linear equation highlight_red%28+-10%2Aa-5=0+%29 equivalent to -10*a-5 =0
It becomes highlight_green%28+0+%29=0.
Result: 0=0
This is an equation! Solutions: a=-0.5.

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