SOLUTION: 2a+6=-a-8 Show work please, and try to explain it as best as possible thx :)

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Question 570069: 2a+6=-a-8
Show work please, and try to
explain it as best as possible
thx :)
Found 3 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon, mananth:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source):
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Start with the given equation.

Subtract from both sides.

Add to both sides.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Combine like terms on the right side.

Divide both sides by to isolate .

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Answer:

So the solution is

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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2a+6=-a-8
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Add a to both sides to get:
3a + 6 = -8
Subtract 6 from both sides to get:
3a = -14
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Divide both sides by 3 to get:
a = -14/3
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cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source):
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2a+6=-a-8
You find that the variable a is on both sides of the = sign.
to find the value of a you have to have the a's on one side and the numbers on the other side.
Fisrt lets bring the a on the right side to the left of the = sign
add a to both sides of the equation
2a+a+6 =-a+a-8
2a+a=3a, +a & -a= 0 on the right side. You have -8 left
3a+6 =-8
we remove the number from the left side of the = sign
add -6 to both sides of the equation
3a+6-6 = -8-6
+6 & -6 =0
3a= -14
Now the 3 has to be eliminated to find the value of a
you divide both sides of the equation by 3
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