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01 LInear Equations one variable examples & solutions(1)

This document provides an introduction to solving linear equations in one variable, emphasizing the importance of practice. It outlines methods for collecting terms and removing brackets to find solutions, with examples demonstrating the process. The document also stresses the necessity of checking solutions by substituting them back into the original equations.

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01 LInear Equations one variable examples & solutions(1)

This document provides an introduction to solving linear equations in one variable, emphasizing the importance of practice. It outlines methods for collecting terms and removing brackets to find solutions, with examples demonstrating the process. The document also stresses the necessity of checking solutions by substituting them back into the original equations.

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Linear equations in one

variable

In order to master the


techniques explained here
it is vital that you undertake
plenty of practice exercises
so that all this becomes
second nature.

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1. Introduction
In this unit, we are going to
be looking at simple
equations in one variable,
and the equations will be
linear - that means there’ll
be no x terms and no x ’s,
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just x’s and numbers. For


example, we will see how
to solve the equation
3x + 15 = x + 25.

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Solving equations by
collecting terms
To solve the equation

3x + 15 = x + 25

Our first step in solving any


equation is to attempt to
gather all the x’s together
and to gather all the
numbers together.

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From
3x + 15 = x + 25
we can subtract x from each side,
because this will remove it entirely from
the right, to give

2x + 15 = 25
We can subtract 15 from each side to
give
2x = 10
and finally, by dividing each side by 2 we
obtain
x=5

To check that both sides are the same.


If we do this, the left is 3(5) + 15 = 30.
The right is 5 + 25 = 30. So the left
equals the right and we have checked
that the solution is correct.

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Example
Solve the equation
2. 2x + 3 = 6 − (2x − 3)
Solution
From 2x + 3 = 6 − (2x − 3),
we first remove the brackets on
the right to give
2x + 3 = 6 − 2x + 3
so that
2x + 3 = 9 − 2x

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We are now in the same position as
we were in during the first Example.
We need to get the x’s together by
adding 2x to each side.
4x + 3 = 9
Now take 3 away from each side:
4x = 6
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3. Solving equations by
removing brackets, and
collecting terms. For
example, solve the equation
8(x − 3) − (6 − 2x) = 2(x + 2) −
5(5 − x)
We begin by multiplying out the
brackets, taking care, in
particular, with any minus signs.
8x − 24 − 6 + 2x = 2x + 4 − 25
+ 5x
10x − 30 = 7x − 21
10x -7x = 30 −21
3x = 9
x= 9/3
x =3

Again you should take the


solution (x = 3), and substitute
it back into the original
equation to check that we have
got the correct answer. On the
left:
8(x − 3) − (6 − 2x)
9 = 8(3 − 3) −
(6 − 2(3)) = 0 − 0 = 0.
And again you should take the
solution (x = 3), substitute it
back into the original equation
to check that we have got the
correct answer. On the left:
8(x − 3) − (6 − 2x) = 8(3 − 3) −
(6 − 2(3)) = 0 − 0 = 0.
2(x + 2) − 5(5 − x) = 2(3 + 2) −
5(5 − 3) = 10 − 10 = 0.
So both sides equal zero. The
equation balances and so x = 3
is the solution.

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And again you should take the
solution (x = 3), substitute it
back into the original equation
to check that we have got the
correct answer. On the left:
8(x − 3) − (6 − 2x) = 8(3 − 3) −
(6 − 2(3)) = 0 − 0 = 0.
2(x + 2) − 5(5 − x) = 2(3 + 2) −
5(5 − 3) = 10 − 10 = 0.
So both sides equal zero. The
equation balances and so x = 3
is the solution.

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