Question

youre trying to find the value of a.
divide each side of the equation by 2 to find the value of a, or the measure of the unknown angles.

the value of a is

Explanation:

Step1: Simplify the equation

$$\begin{align*} \frac{2a}{2}&=\frac{80}{2}\\ \end{align*}$$

Step2: Calculate the value of \(a\)

$$ a = 40 $$

Answer:

\(a = 40\)