LINEAR

EQUATION
SUBMITTED BY :
ANGELENE L. CALINGASAN
LINEAR EQUATION
 In this lesson, you will learn about
linear equation and how to solve
general form.
 WHAT IS LINEAR EQUATION ?

 A linear equation is an algebraic equation in which each term is either a

constant or the product of a constant and (the first power of) a single variable
(however, different variables may occur in different terms). A simple example
of a linear equation with only one variable, x, may be written in the form:
ax + b = 0, where a and b are constants and a ≠ 0. The constants may be
numbers, parameters, or even non-linear functions of parameters, and the
distinction between variables and parameters may depend on the problem
FORMS FOR TWO-DIMENSIONAL LINEAR EQUATIONS:
Linear equations can be rewritten using the laws of elementary algebra into several different forms.

 General (or standard) form

In the general (or standard) form the linear equation is written as:
Ax + By = C
where A and B are not both equal to zero. The equation is usually written so that A ≥ 0, by
convention. The graph of the equation is a straight line, and every straight line can be
represented by an equation in the above form. If A is nonzero, then the x-intercept, that is, the
x-coordinate of the point where the graph crosses the x-axis (where, y is zero), is C/A. If B is
nonzero, then the y-intercept, that is the y-coordinate of the point where the graph crosses the
y-axis (where x is zero), is C/B, and the slope of the line is −A/B. The general form is sometimes
written as:
Ax + By + C = 0
EXAMPLES OF LINEAR EQUATION IN TWO VARIABLES:

Equation is in Ax + By = C
2x + 4y = 8 form

Rewrite with both variables

6y = 3 – x on left side … x + 6y = 3

Multiply both sides of the

-2x + y = 5 equation by -1 … 2x – y = -5
BUT THE VARIABLES (LIKE "X" OR "Y") IN
LINEAR EQUATIONS DO NOT HAVE:
 Exponents (like the 2 in x2)

 Square roots, cube roots, etc

Examples: These are NOT linear equations:

y2 − 2 = 0

3√x − y = 6

𝑥 3 /2 = 16
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