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How do you solve #p- 6= - 10#?

Answer 1

Hazel Anglin

See a solution process below:

Add #color(red)(6)# to each side of the equation to solve for #p# while keeping the equation balanced:

#p - 6 + color(red)(6) = -10 + color(red)(6)#

#p - 0 = -4#

#p = -4#

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Answer 2

Ethan Adkins

To solve the equation ( p - 6 = -10 ), you can isolate the variable ( p ) by performing inverse operations. First, add 6 to both sides of the equation:

( p - 6 + 6 = -10 + 6 )

This simplifies to:

( p = -10 + 6 )

Now, combine the numbers on the right side:

( p = -4 )

So, the solution to the equation is ( p = -4 ).

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.