While most americans saw the alliance of the defense department and private industry as a source of jobs and national security, eisenhower felt it was a threat to democracy, calling this power the

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While most Americans saw the alliance of the defense department and private industry as a source of jobs and national security, Eisenhower felt it was a threat to democracy, calling this power the "military-industrial complex."

At the end of his presidential term, President Dwight Eisenhower expressed his concerns about the relationship between the US military with private companies that fabricated mane weapons for the US Army. He commented on this topic on his farewell address on January 17, 1961. The private industry with its many companies that participated in the fabrication of weapons represented a risk for the nation.

8 - (2a + 7) = a + 40     distribute/multiply - into (2a + 7)

8 - 2a - 7 = a + 40

1 - 2a = a + 40       add 2a on both sides

1 = 3a + 40         subtract 40 on both sides

-39 = 3a       divide 3 on both sides

-13 = a

[proof]

8 - (2a + 7) = a + 40

8 - (2(-13) + 7) = -13 + 40

8 - (-26 + 7) = 27

8 - (-19) = 27

8 + 19 = 27

27 = 27