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Question
Simplify the expression
−5106a
Evaluate
−20a−56a
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−20−56)a
Solution
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Evaluate
−20−56
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
−520×5−56
Write all numerators above the common denominator
5−20×5−6
Multiply the numbers
5−100−6
Subtract the numbers
5−106
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−5106
−5106a
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Find the roots
a=0
Evaluate
−20a−56a
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
−20a−56a=0
Subtract the terms
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Simplify
−20a−56a
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−20−56)a
Subtract the numbers
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Evaluate
−20−56
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
−520×5−56
Write all numerators above the common denominator
5−20×5−6
Multiply the numbers
5−100−6
Subtract the numbers
5−106
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−5106
−5106a
−5106a=0
Change the signs on both sides of the equation
5106a=0
Solution
a=0
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