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Exercise 2.5
Question 1:
Solve the following linear equation:

x 1 x 1

2 5 3 4

Answer 1:
x 1 x 1

2 5 3 4
x x 1 1

2 3 4 5
3x 2 x 5 4

6
20
x 9

6 20
9 6 27

=
x
20
10
To check:

x 1 x 1

2 5 3 4
27
1
27
1

10 2 5 10 3 4
27 1 9 1

20 5 10 4
27 4 18 5

20
20
23 23

20 20

L.H.S. = R. H. S.
Therefore, it is correct.

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Question 2:
Solve the following linear equation:

n 3n 5n

21
2 4 6

Answer 2:
n 3n 5n

21
2 4 6
6n 9n 10n

21
12
7n

21
12
2112

n
7

n 36
To check:

n 3n 5n

21
2 4 6
36 3 36 5 36

21
2
4
6
18 27 30 21
21 = 21
L.H.S. = R. H. S.

Therefore, it is correct.

Question 3:
Solve the following linear equation: x 7

8x 17 5x

3
6 2

Answer 3:
x7

8x 17 5x

3
6 2
x 8x 5x 17 7


1 3 2
6 1
6 x 16 x 15x 17 42

6
6

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5 x 25

6
6
25 6
x
65
x 5

To check:

x7

8x 17 5x

3
6 2
8 5 17 5 5
5 7

3
6
2
40 17 25
2

3
6 2
6 40 17 75

3
6
46 92

3
6
46 46

3
3
L.H.S. = R. H. S.

Therefore, it is correct.

Question 4:
Solve the following linear equation:

x 5 x 3

3
5

Answer 4:
x 5 x 3

3
5
5 x 5 3 x 3

5x 25 3x 9
5x 3x 9 25
2 x 16
16
x 8
2

To check:
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x 5 x 3

3
5
85 83

3
5
3 5

3 5

1=1

L.H.S. = R. H. S.
Therefore, it is correct.

Question 5:
Solve the following linear equation:

3t 2 2t 3 2

t
4
3
3

Answer 5:
3t 2 2t 3 2

t
4
3
3
3t 2 2t 3
2

t
4
3
3
3 3t 2 4 2t 3 12t 2

12
3
9t 6 8t 12 12t 2

12
3
13t 18 2

12
3
3 13t 18 2 12

39t 54 24
39t 24 54
39t 78
78
t
2
39

To check:

3t 2 2t 3 2

t
4
3
3
3 2 2 2 2 3 2

2
4
3
3
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62 43 26

4
3
3
4 7 4

4 3 3
1 7 4

1 3 3
3 7 4

3
3
4 4

3
3
L.H.S. = R. H. S.

Therefore, it is correct.

Question 6:
Solve the following linear equation: m

m 1
m2
1
2
3

Answer 6:
m

m 1
m2
1
2
3
m m 1 m 2

1
1
2
3
6m 3 m 1 2 m 2
1
6
6m 3m 3 2m 4
1
6
5m 1
1
6
5m 1 6
5m 6 1
5m 7
7
m
5

To check:

m 1
m2
1
2
3

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7
7
1
2
7 5
5

1
5
2
3
75
7 10
7
5 1 5
5
2
3
7
2
3

1
5 5 2
53
7 1
1
1
5 5
5
7 1 5 1

5
5
6 6

5 5
L.H.S. = R. H. S.

Therefore, it is correct.

Question 7:

Simplify and solve the following linear equation: 3 t 3 5 2t 1

Answer 7:

3 t 3 5 2t 1

3t 9 10t 5
3t 10t 5 9
7t 14
14
t
7
t 2

To check:
3 t 3 5 2t 1

3 2 3 5 2 2 1

3 5 5 4 1

15 5 3

15 15

L.H.S. = R. H. S.
Therefore, it is correct.
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Question 8:

Simplify and solve the following linear equation: 15 y 4 2 y 9 5 y 6 0

Answer 8:

15 y 4 2 y 9 5 y 6 0

15 y 60 2 y 18 5 y 30 0
18 y 12 0
18 y 12

12
18
2
y
3

To check:
15 y 4 2 y 9 5 y 6 0

2
2

15 4 2 9 5 6 0
3

3
3

2 12 2 27 2 18
15
2
5
0
3 3 3

10
25
20
2
5 0
3
3
3
50 100
50
0
3
3
50 100
50
0
3
150
50
0
3
50 50 0
0=0
L.H.S. = R. H. S.
15

Therefore, it is correct.

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Question 9:

Simplify and solve the following linear equation: 3 5 z 7 2 9 z 11 4 8 z 13 17

Answer 9:

3 5 z 7 2 9 z 11 4 8 z 13 17

15z 21 18z 22 32 z 52 17
3z 1 32 z 69
3z 32z 69 1
35z 70
70
z
2
35

To check:
3 5 z 7 2 9 z 11 4 8 z 13 17

3 5 2 7 2 9 2 11 4 8 2 13 17

3 10 7 2 18 11 4 16 13 17

3 3 2 7 4 3 17
9 14 12 17
5 5
L.H.S. = R. H. S.

Therefore, it is correct.

Question 10:

Simplify and solve the following linear equation: 0.25 4 f 3 0.05 10 f 9

Answer 10:

0.25 4 f 3 0.05 10 f 9

1.00 f 0.75 0.50 f 0.45

1.00 f 0.50 f 0.45 0.75
0.50 f 0.3

0.3
0.50
f 0.6
f

To check:
0.25 4 f 3 0.05 10 f 9
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0.25 4 0.6 3 0.05 10 0.6 9

0.25 2.4 3 0.05 6.0 9

0.25 0.6 0.05 3

0.150 0.150
L.H.S. = R. H. S.

Therefore, it is correct.

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