:/ I don't get it. (On the paper, a doesn't have a value, either...) How am I supposed to figure this out?
2006-10-30 08:26:26 · 11 answers · asked by ♥ 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
If -a = 14
then a = -14
What the hell are you talking about? If you can't clarify your question, you should delete it!
2006-10-30 08:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by عبد الله (ドラゴン) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if negative a equals 14 then you need to take the reverse case to be also true
multiply both sides by -1 and you will find that -a becomes positive and that 14 becomes negative
hence your answer is a = -14
2006-10-30 16:33:41 · answer #2 · answered by Aslan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if negative a equals 14, than positive a equals negative fourteen
Basically, you can multiply the -a by -1 and the 14 by -1
-a * -1 = 14 * -1
a = 14
2006-10-30 16:28:23 · answer #3 · answered by Clayton A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
-a = 14 therefor a = -14
2006-10-30 16:28:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, it sounds like a = -14, so -a = 14.
2006-10-30 16:29:13 · answer #5 · answered by hmmm... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a= -14
a can't be negative so multiply both sides by -1 and you'll get your answer
ex.
-a=14
(-1)(-a)=14(-1)
a=-14
good luck!
2006-10-30 16:29:24 · answer #6 · answered by red 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a statement -a=14 there is nothing you can do to it
2006-10-30 16:34:26 · answer #7 · answered by qwerty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-a=14
a=-14
2006-10-30 16:34:07 · answer #8 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know!
2006-10-30 16:35:06 · answer #9 · answered by Elisabeth D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-a = 14 - Please help
multiple both sides by (-1)
becomes
a = -14 + Please help
2006-10-30 17:54:33 · answer #10 · answered by PC_Load_Letter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋