Asked by Brianna sapp
Solve the proportion.
5
1
=
a
7
a
5
1
=
a
7
a
Answers
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
To solve the proportion
\[
\frac{5}{1} = \frac{a}{7a},
\]
we start by cross-multiplying:
\[
5 \cdot (7a) = 1 \cdot a.
\]
This simplifies to:
\[
35a = a.
\]
Next, we can subtract \(a\) from both sides:
\[
35a - a = 0 \implies 34a = 0.
\]
Dividing both sides by 34 gives:
\[
a = 0.
\]
Thus, the solution to the proportion is
\[
\boxed{0}.
\]
\[
\frac{5}{1} = \frac{a}{7a},
\]
we start by cross-multiplying:
\[
5 \cdot (7a) = 1 \cdot a.
\]
This simplifies to:
\[
35a = a.
\]
Next, we can subtract \(a\) from both sides:
\[
35a - a = 0 \implies 34a = 0.
\]
Dividing both sides by 34 gives:
\[
a = 0.
\]
Thus, the solution to the proportion is
\[
\boxed{0}.
\]
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