Question

Solve ax – 5 = b for a

Answer 1

Answer:

$a=\frac{b+5}{x},x\ne0$

Step-by-step 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:

$a=\frac{b+5}{x},x\ne0$

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

Answer 2

ax - 5 = b

ax = b + 5

a = $\frac{b+5}{x}$