2a+5a=3 7a=3 a=3/7 or .4286
3.5
-8a + 6a + 7 = 1 -2a = 1 - 7 -2a = -6 a = 6/2 a = 3 Check: -8(3) + 6(3) + 7 = 1 -24 + 18 + 7 = 1 1 = 1
x=2ab+7 x= 2(3)(5) +7 x=30+7 x=37
2a+7 is a binomial, because it has two terms (2a and 7).
2a+5a=3 7a=3 a=3/7 or .4286
2a - 7 = -9 2a - 7 + 7 = -9 + 7 2a = -9 +7 2a = -2 2a/2 = -2/2 a = -2/2 a= -1
7a + 4 = 5a + 7 7a = 5a + 3 2a = 3 a = 3/2
5a - 5 = 7 + 2a ( subtract 2a from both sides) 3a - 5 = 7 (add 5 to both sides) 3a = 12 ( divide both sides by 3) a = 4
3.5
-8a + 6a + 7 = 1 -2a = 1 - 7 -2a = -6 a = 6/2 a = 3 Check: -8(3) + 6(3) + 7 = 1 -24 + 18 + 7 = 1 1 = 1
a = -7 - a So 2a = -7 and a = -3.5
x=2ab+7 x= 2(3)(5) +7 x=30+7 x=37
2a+7 is a binomial, because it has two terms (2a and 7).
The value of a is -7
That factors to (2a - 7)(2a + 9)
b = 2a + 11a + b = 5 which is b = 5 - atherefore2a + 11 = 5 - a (which is b = b)2a + a = - 11 + 53a = - 6a = - 2looking at first equation substitute - 2 for a:b = 2a + 11b = 2*(- 2) + 11b = - 4 +11b = 7to check:a + b = 5- 2 + 7 = 5