
Mark M. answered 10/20/18
Mathematics Teacher - NCLB Highly Qualified
Simply put, you tried the impossible.
An unlimited number of solutions exist!
If "a" is the independent variable
(a + 81)x = 1
x = 1 / (a + 81)
If "x" is the independent variable
(a + 81)x = 1
a + 81 = 1 / x
a = -81 + (1 / x)