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1-8a-a=-17
We move all terms to the left:
1-8a-a-(-17)=0
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
-9a+18=0
We move all terms containing a to the left, all other terms to the right
-9a=-18
a=-18/-9
a=+2
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