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Section 1
Solving Equations
4 s
53, y, 6x, 9.5z, y,
5 3
A LWAY S L E A R N I N G Copyright © 2019, 2015, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3
Learn the Basic Terminology
of Equations (2 of 4)
An expression can be a single term, but it is
often the sum or difference of two or more
terms. An expression does not contain an equal
sign.
1
7b, 6x 9, z y, 19.4t 5
2
x5 9
x = 4 is a solution to the
equation
x + 5 = 9
To see that x = 4 is a solution,
substitute 4 in place of x and
find that the resulting equation
is true.
A LWAY S L E A R N I N GSlide 6
Copyright © 2019, 2015, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
Use Basic Rules to Solve Equations
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k 7 7 18 7
k 11
a b c ab ac