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- | 1 - 5a | = 29
i need help and an explain on how to do it.

User Siva Gopal
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Answer:

Well your using absolute value and everything in absolute value is positive so you get rid of the negative.

Explanation:

So you distribute the negative into the absolute value equation . And it leaves you with

|-1+5a|=29 now you can solve

your subtract your -1 from both sides bc you are solving for a

that gives you

5a=30 then you divide 5 divided by 30 is what 6 so that’s your answer

a=6

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