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-2x-a+1-a=1-2x
Subtract a from both sides.
-2x-2a+1=1-2x
Combine -a and -a to get -2a.
-2a+1=1-2x+2x
Add 2x to both sides.
-2a+1=1
Combine -2x and 2x to get 0.
-2a=1-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
-2a=0
Subtract 1 from 1 to get 0.
a=0
Product of two numbers is equal to 0 if at least one of them is 0. Since -2 is not equal to 0, a must be equal to 0.