First degree equations

A first-degree or linear equation is an equality that involves

one or more variables at the first power and does not
contain products between the variables, that is, an equation
that involves only addition and subtraction of a variable at
the first power.
Example:
First degree equation and one variable
We write on the left the terms that have the unknown and
on the right those that do not have it:

We simplify both sides:

We have obtained an obviousness. This means that the

unknown can take any value. Therefore, all real numbers are
a solution to the equation:
We check that the equation is true for any number. We
substitute, for example, x = 1 in the equation: