Question Simplify the expression a Evaluate a×10−a×9Use the commutative property to reorder the terms 10a−a×9Use the commutative property to reorder the terms 10a−9aCollect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients (10−9)aSolution a Show Solution Find the roots a=0 Evaluate a×10−a×9To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0 a×10−a×9=0Use the commutative property to reorder the terms 10a−a×9=0Use the commutative property to reorder the terms 10a−9a=0Solution More Steps Simplify 10a−9aCollect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients (10−9)aSubtract the numbers a a=0 Show Solution