Question

How do you simplify `\frac{a + 4}{5+ a} = 1`?

Answer 1

No solutions

Explanation:

We can multiply both sides by `5+a` to get

`a+4=5+a`

The `a` terms will cancel, and we're left with

`4=5`, which is obviously not true, so we can say this equation has no solutions that will make this true.

Hope this helps!