Solve the Equation: a^4 + 7a - 5 = 2a + a^4 + 3a - (-a)

Question

a4+7a5=2a+a4+3a(a) a^4+7a-5=2a+a^4+3a-(-a)

a=? a=?

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:10 Negative times negative is always positive
00:22 Group like terms
00:29 Simplify what we can
00:34 We want to isolate the unknown A
00:40 Let's arrange the equation so that one side has only A
00:51 Convert from negative to positive
00:57 Negative divided by negative is always positive
01:03 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

First, let's isolate a from the parentheses in the equation on the right side. We'll remember that minus times minus becomes plus, so we get the equation:

a4+7a5=2a+a4+3a+a a^4+7a-5=2a+a^4+3a+a

Let's continue solving the equation on the right side by adding 2a+3a+a=5a+a=6a 2a+3a+a=5a+a=6a

Now the equation we got is:

a4+7a5=6a+a4 a^4+7a-5=6a+a^4

Let's divide both sides by a4 a^4 and we get:

7a5=6a 7a-5=6a

Now let's move 6a to the left side and the number 5 to the right side, remembering to change the plus and minus signs accordingly.

The equation we got now is:

7a6a=5 7a-6a=5

Let's solve the subtraction and we get:

1a=5 1a=5

Let's divide both sides by 1 and we find that a=5 a=5

Answer

5 5