SOLUTION: |2a+5|=|3a-3|

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Question 793021: |2a+5|=|3a-3|
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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|2a+5|=|3a-3|
four cases but only 2 are unique:
2a+5=3a-3 or 2a+5+-3a+3
so that
a=8
or
5a=-2
a=-2/5