SOLUTION: how do you solve for a in this equation, a(2a/5)=3 ?

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Question 255907: how do you solve for a in this equation, a(2a/5)=3 ?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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a(2a/5)=3
2a^2/5=3
2a^2=15
a^2=7.5
a=sqrt(7.5), a=-sqrt(7.5)
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Ed