SOLVING LINEAR EQUATIONS. If we have a linear equation we can “manipulate” it to get it in this form. We just need to make sure that whatever we do preserves.

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SOLVING LINEAR EQUATIONS

If we have a linear equation we can “manipulate” it to get it in this form. We just need to make sure that whatever we do preserves the equality (keeps both sides =) We can add or subtract the same thing from both sides of the equation Notice this is the equation above where a = 3 and b = -3. While this is in the general form for a linear equation, we often want to find all values of x so that the equation is true. You could probably do this one in your head and see that when x = 1 we’d have a true statement 0 = 0 A linear equation in one variable is equivalent to an equation of the form:

We will want to find those values of x that make the equation true by isolating the x (this means get the x all by itself on one side of the equal sign) Since the x is in more than one place and inside of parenthesis the first thing we’ll do is get rid of parenthesis by distributing. Now let’s get all constants (terms without x’s) on the right side. We’ll do this by adding 8 to both sides We are ready to get all x terms on the left side by adding 10x to both sides. + 10x Now get the x by itself by getting rid of the x means 12 times x so we get rid of it by dividing both sides by

Let’s check this answer by substituting it into the original equation to see if we get a true statement. Distribute and multiply Distribute Get a common denominator It checks! ? ? ? ?

Solve the following equation: When we see an equation with fractions, it is generally easiest to find the common denominator and multiply all terms by this common denominator. This will give you an equivalent “fraction free” equation to solve. The common denominator is 12 so we’ll multiply each term by 12. (12) Cancel all denominators Here is our “fraction free” equation to solve Distribute Subtract 4y from both sides and combine like terms Divide both sides by 2

Solve the following equation: Let's get a "fraction free" equation by multiplying by the common denominator. Factor any denominators that will factor so you can determine the lowest common denominator. The common denominator is (x+1)(x-1) so multiply all terms by this Cancel all denominators Here is our “fraction free” equation to solve Distribute Combine like terms subtract 5 from both sides (x+1)(x-1) divide both sides by -1 Make sure the answer would not cause you to divide by 0 in the original equation. (Only 1 and -1 would cause this so we are okay).

Acknowledgement I wish to thank Shawna Haider from Salt Lake Community College, Utah USA for her hard work in creating this PowerPoint. Shawna has kindly given permission for this resource to be downloaded from and for it to be modified to suit the Western Australian Mathematics Curriculum. Stephen Corcoran Head of Mathematics St Stephen’s School – Carramar