SOLUTION: How would you solve this? v=r+at for a

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Question 62454This question is from textbook Algebra 1
: How would you solve this?
v=r+at for a This question is from textbook Algebra 1

Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The goal is to get a all by itself on oneside of the equal sign. To do this do the inverse operations to everything you want to move. If it's added, subtract it, if it's multiplied divide it. What ever you do to one side of the equation, you have to do to both sides.
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v=r+at for a
v-r=r-r%2Bat
v-r=at
%28v-r%29%2Ft=at%2Ft
%28v-r%29%2Ft=a
highlight%28a=%28v-r%29%2Ft%29
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Happy Calculating!!!