The answer is: 1 + 5a ; or, 5a + 1 . ______________________________ Given the expression: ______________________________ <span>1 + 10a − 5a ; ________________ → We identify the "like terms" ; ___________________________ → which are "10a" and ( "-5a") ; ____________________________ → 10a </span>− 5a = 5a ; _________________________________ → 1 + 5a ; is the most simplified; or write the expression as: 5a +1 . _________________________________
Use your graphing calculator of you have one and if you don't you can find one online and plug in the equation and find the intersection . If you get 2.5571 round it to the nearest tenth and you should get 2.6