How do you isolate $a$ in the equation $|a+b/c|(d-e)=f$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-20T13:02:10

$a = (b e-(b d pm c f))/(c(d-e)$

$|a+b/c|(d-e)=f$ or

$|a+b/c| = f/(d-e)$ with two outcomes

1) $-(a+b/c)=f/(d-e)$ giving $a = (b e-(b d + c f))/(c(d-e)$
2) $a+b/c=f/(d-e)$ giving $a = (b e-(b d - c f))/(c(d-e)$

How do you isolate aa in the equation |a+b/c|(d-e)=f|a+b/c|(d-e)=f?