Respuesta :

Answer:

a=-0.5

Step-by-step explanation:

Distributive property for left side, difference of squares for right side.

8a-9a^2=-40+36-9a^2

-9a^2 cancels out

8a=-4

a=-0.5

Answer: a= [tex]-\frac{1}{2}[/tex] or in decimal form a = - 0.5

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