Question

5 - _________a0 = 14

Have no idea how to attempt this problem, and have told math teachers I cant figure it out, but they are not helping. Please help if you can. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Final answer is
`a_0=-9`

Explanation:

Given equation is
`5-a_0=14`

Now we need to solve the given equation
`5-a_0=14` for the unknownd variable
`a_0` .

We can do that by isolating
`a_0`

To isolate
`a_0`, let's subtract 5 from both sides

`5-a_0-5=14-5`

`-a_0=9`

multiply both sides by -1

`-a_0(-1)=9(-1)`

`a_0=-9`

Hence final answer is
`a_0=-9`