Question

Solve ax – 5 = b for a

Answer 1

ax - 5 = b

ax = b + 5

a =
`(b+5)/(x)`

Answer 2

`a=(b+5)/(x),x\\e0`

Explanation:

The given equation is:

`ax-5=b`

We want to solve this equation for a.

We add 5 to both sides of the equation to get:

`ax=b+5`

We divide both sides by x to get:

`a=(b+5)/(x),x\\e0`

We must restrict the domain because a is not defined for all values of x.