Answer
$a=-1$
Work Step by Step
Given: $3-5=2a$
Here, LCD: $a$
$3a-5a=\dfrac{2a}{a}$
$\implies -2a=2$
$\implies a=-frac{2}{2}$
or, $a=-1$
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 11 - Rational Expressions and Functions - 11-5 Solving Rational Equations - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 683: 10
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