Solve 11a-8+11-5a

Question

11 a - 8 + 11 - 5 a

Simplify the expression

6 a + 3

Evaluate

11 a - 8 + 11 - 5 a

Subtract the terms

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Evaluate

11 a - 5 a

Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients

(11 - 5) a

Subtract the numbers

6 a

6 a - 8 + 11

Solution

6 a + 3

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3 (2 a + 1)

Evaluate

11 a - 8 + 11 - 5 a

Add the numbers

11 a + 3 - 5 a

Subtract the terms

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Evaluate

11 a - 5 a

Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients

(11 - 5) a

Subtract the numbers

6 a

6 a + 3

Solution

3 (2 a + 1)

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a = - \frac{1}{2}

Alternative Form

a = - 0.5

Evaluate

11 a - 8 + 11 - 5 a

To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0

11 a - 8 + 11 - 5 a = 0

Add the numbers

11 a + 3 - 5 a = 0

Subtract the terms

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Simplify

11 a + 3 - 5 a

Subtract the terms

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Evaluate

11 a - 5 a

Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients

(11 - 5) a

Subtract the numbers

6 a

6 a + 3

6 a + 3 = 0

Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign

6 a = 0 - 3

Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression

6 a = - 3

Divide both sides

\frac{6 a}{6} = \frac{- 3}{6}

Divide the numbers

a = \frac{- 3}{6}

Solution

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Evaluate

\frac{- 3}{6}

Cancel out the common factor 3

\frac{- 1}{2}

Use \frac{- a}{b} = \frac{a}{- b} = - \frac{a}{b} to rewrite the fraction

- \frac{1}{2}

a = - \frac{1}{2}

Alternative Form

a = - 0.5

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