Solve for a (complex solution)
\left\{\begin{matrix}\\a=5\text{, }&\text{unconditionally}\\a\in \mathrm{C}\text{, }&x=-1\end{matrix}\right.
Solve for x (complex solution)
\left\{\begin{matrix}\\x=-1\text{, }&\text{unconditionally}\\x\in \mathrm{C}\text{, }&a=5\end{matrix}\right.
Solve for a
\left\{\begin{matrix}\\a=5\text{, }&\text{unconditionally}\\a\in \mathrm{R}\text{, }&x=-1\end{matrix}\right.
Solve for x
\left\{\begin{matrix}\\x=-1\text{, }&\text{unconditionally}\\x\in \mathrm{R}\text{, }&a=5\end{matrix}\right.
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5x-ax=a-5
Use the distributive property to multiply 5-a by x.
5x-ax-a=-5
Subtract a from both sides.
-ax-a=-5-5x
Subtract 5x from both sides.
\left(-x-1\right)a=-5-5x
Combine all terms containing a.
\left(-x-1\right)a=-5x-5
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(-x-1\right)a}{-x-1}=\frac{-5x-5}{-x-1}
Divide both sides by -1-x.
a=\frac{-5x-5}{-x-1}
Dividing by -1-x undoes the multiplication by -1-x.
a=5
Divide -5-5x by -1-x.
5x-ax=a-5
Use the distributive property to multiply 5-a by x.
\left(5-a\right)x=a-5
Combine all terms containing x.
\frac{\left(5-a\right)x}{5-a}=\frac{a-5}{5-a}
Divide both sides by 5-a.
x=\frac{a-5}{5-a}
Dividing by 5-a undoes the multiplication by 5-a.
x=-1
Divide a-5 by 5-a.
5x-ax=a-5
Use the distributive property to multiply 5-a by x.
5x-ax-a=-5
Subtract a from both sides.
-ax-a=-5-5x
Subtract 5x from both sides.
\left(-x-1\right)a=-5-5x
Combine all terms containing a.
\left(-x-1\right)a=-5x-5
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(-x-1\right)a}{-x-1}=\frac{-5x-5}{-x-1}
Divide both sides by -1-x.
a=\frac{-5x-5}{-x-1}
Dividing by -1-x undoes the multiplication by -1-x.
a=5
Divide -5-5x by -1-x.
5x-ax=a-5
Use the distributive property to multiply 5-a by x.
\left(5-a\right)x=a-5
Combine all terms containing x.
\frac{\left(5-a\right)x}{5-a}=\frac{a-5}{5-a}
Divide both sides by 5-a.
x=\frac{a-5}{5-a}
Dividing by 5-a undoes the multiplication by 5-a.
x=-1
Divide a-5 by 5-a.
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