11. what was the gulf of tonkin resolution?
a. an authorization for the president to use military forces in vietnam
b. a promise to aid the government of south vietnam
c. an authorization to use force in korea
d. the declaration that the spread of communism wouldn't be tolerated in asia

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simplify brackets

8 - 2a - 7 = a + 40

simplify 8 - 2a - 7 to -2a + 1

-2a + 1 = a + 40

add 2a to both sides

1 = a + 40 + 2a

simplify a + 40 + 2a to 3a + 40

1 = 3a + 40

subtract 40 from both sides

1 - 40 = 3a

simplify 1 - 40 o -39

-39 = 3a

divide both sides by 3

-39/3 = a

simplify 39/3 to 13

-13 = a

switch sides

a = -13