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NAME ______________________________________________ DATE ____________ PERIOD _____

3-8 Solving Equations and Formulas


(Pages 166–170)
Some equations contain more than one variable. To solve an equation or
formula for a specific variable, you need to get that variable by itself on one
side of the equation. When you divide by a variable in an equation,
remember that division by 0 is undefined.
When you use a formula, you may need to use dimensional analysis,
which is the process of carrying units throughout a computation.

Examples
a. Solve the formula d  rt for t. b. Find the time it takes to drive
The variable t has been multiplied by r, so divide each 75 miles at an average rate of
side by r to isolate t. 35 miles per hour.
d rt d Use the formula you found for t in Example A.
   or   t
r t r
t  d
d r
Thus t   , where r  0.
r 75 mi Use dimensional analysis.
t
35 mi mi
 mi h
h m i     h
1 mi

1 h
t  2  hours
7

Try These Together


cd
1. Solve 4a  b  3a for a. 2. Solve    2c for c.
3
HINT: Begin by subtracting 3a from each side. HINT: Begin by multiplying each side by 3.

Practice
Solve each equation for the variable specified.
3. f  epd, for e 4. 12 g  31h  8g, for h 5. y  mx  b, for b
3x  y 5xy  n
6. v  r  at, for r 7.   4, for c 8.   6, for y
c 2
9. m  n  2p  3, for m 10. 6y  z  bc  2y, for y 11. 3x  4y  7, for y
n 4
12. s   (a  t), for n 13. v   r, for r 14. W  mgh, for g
2 3
15. PV  nRT, for V 16. G  F  D, for D
1
17. 6t  62s   (3t  42s), for t 18. 3c  5d  7d  6c, for d
2

19. Standardized Test Practice Four ninths of a number c increased by 4 is


18 less than one eighth times another number d. Solve for c.
A c  9 d  311 B c  4 d  4 C c  9 d  491 D c  4 d  311
32 2 72 72 32 2 72 2

2 9
17. t    18. d   19. C
166s 9c
P mh 4 a+t 4 8
16. D  F  G 15. V   
nRT
13. r  3v 14. g  W 10. y    11. y   12. n  
bc  z 3x  7 2s
9. m  3  n  2p
5x 4 31 pd 5
8. y   
n  12
7. c   
3x  y
5. b  y  mx 6. r  v  at 4. h   3. e  f 2. c  d Answers: 1. a  b
20g

© Glencoe/McGraw-Hill 26 Glencoe Algebra 1

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