arter: Expand the brackets and Collect any like terms

o expand brackets, multiply everything inside the brackets by what is outside

hem

x
4(a + 6) = 4a + 24 3(p – 10) = 3p - 30
x

2(2t + 4) =4t + 8 5(a – 7) + a(a + 4)

5a - 35 +a² + 4a
= a² +9a - 35
 Week 14 Learn
Solving and rearranging Equations
 LEARNING OBJECTIVE

• Form and solve equations with and without brackets

• Form and solve equations with an unknown on both sides

• Changing the subject of a Formulae

Keywords

Equations, solving, unknown, brackets,

opposite, rearrange, formulae
alance
When solving equations we keep both sides of the equal sign balanced.
We normally do this by applying the opposite of operations

2 a 2 4

2+a = 6
alance
When solving equations we keep both sides of the equal sign balanced.
We normally do this by applying the opposite of operations

2 a 2 4
2+a = 6
-2 -2
alance
When solving equations we keep both sides of the equal sign balanced.
We normally do this by applying the opposite of operations

a 4

a = 4
t’s a balancing act!

2x + 4 = 20
-4 -4

Find x? Remove the first 4 loose marbles.

t’s a balancing act!

x = 8

 2x + 4 = 20
-4 -4
Writing the method out in full.
2x=16

x=8
olve one and two step equations with and without
rackets
To solve an equation means that we find the value of the variable (unknown).
Find the value of n:

4 𝑛+ 20=32
   
Strategy: To get on its own on one
side of the equation, we gradually
need to ‘claw away’ the things
surrounding it.
-20 -20
Strategy: Do the

4 𝑛=12
opposite operation  
to ‘get rid of’ items
surrounding our
variable.
4 4

𝑛 =3
 
Your Turn: Find the unknown variables
 
 
4 +6 𝑧=18
3 𝑛 − 5= 22  

  -20 -20
+5 +5 -4 -4
 
3 𝑛= 27
 
6 𝑧=14 4 4
 
3 3 6 6
  14 7
𝑧= =
16 3

In algebra, we tend to give our answers as fractions We always write the

rather than decimals (unless asked). Unknown variable first then ‘
And NEVER EVER EVER recurring decimals. What it equals.
xample involving fractions
 
𝑥
3+ =28
This means divide 5
5
-3 -3
A common issue when solving
equations with fractions
 
𝑥
REMEMBER:
=25
OPPOSITE OF DIVIDE IS MULTIPLY!
5 Opposite of divide 5 is multiply 5
×5 ×5

𝑥=125
 
rackets….

If there’s any brackets, simply expand them first!

Your go….
   

2 (2 𝑥+3)=9
 
3 − 4 ( 2 𝑥 − 3 )= 7

=1
What happens if variable appears on both sides?
 Let’s move the

5 𝑎+3=2 𝑎+9
 
‘’ terms to the
left (as 5 > 2)
and the
constants to -3 -3
the right.

5 𝑎=2 𝑎+6
 
This is to get
rid of the
constant term We could
on the left. have done
-2a -2a these two
Strategy? Collect the steps in

3 𝑎=6
 
variable terms on the either
side of the equation order.
where
there’s
more of them (and move
3 3

𝑎 =2
 
constant terms to other
side).
ave ago…

11 𝑥 − 4=2 𝑥 −13
   
3 𝑦+ 4=8 𝑦 − 5
 
9
 
𝑥=− 1 𝑦=
5
 Or where we put
Way we’d have
previously done
 
5+ 𝑥=3 −3 𝑥 term on side where
it’s positive:
it…

x+3𝑥=3−5
Both methods are  

2=−4 𝑥
 
valid, but I prefer
the second – it’s
best to avoid
dividing by
negative numbers,
and is less likely to
lead to error.
Unknown on both side and brackets

7 ( 3 𝑥 − 1 ) =21 +14
 
𝑥 2 ( 𝑥+2 ) =4 − 3 ( 2− 𝑥 )
5−

𝟐𝟏𝒙−𝟕=𝟐𝟏+𝟏𝟒𝒙 𝟓−𝟐𝒙−𝟒=𝟒−𝟔+𝟑𝒙
 
orming and solving the equation

 Theangles of a triangle are

as pictured. Determine .
𝒙+𝟏𝟎
 

  𝟐𝒙  𝒙 −𝟓𝟎
 “Sum of angles is”

𝑥+10+2𝑥+𝑥−50=180
 
Have ago…

 𝑥+ 4

 3
  𝑥

 10
The rectangle and triangle have “Area of triangle is equal to
the same area. Determine the the area of the rectangle”
width of the rectangle.  
Therefore width of
rectangle is
Rearrange the formula
The formula to calculate a
temperature in Fahrenheit
if we have the
temperature in Celsius:   9
𝐹 = 𝑐+32
5
The subject of the formula is the
variable the appears on its own on one
side of the equation (usually the left)
and not on the other side.

But what if we had say

the temperature in
Fahrenheit, and wanted to
know it in Celsius?
Rearrange the equations
 Make the subject of the formula.
 Undo the last thing done to the
subject each time by doing the
opposite.
 
𝑦= 𝑥 −2  
𝑥= 𝑦 +2
  𝑦−2
 
𝑦=3 𝑥+ 2 𝑥=
3

    2
𝑦= √ 𝑥 +1 𝑥= ( 𝑦 − 1 )
  2  
𝑥 −𝑎 𝑥=± √ 4 𝑦 +𝑎
𝑦=
4
Note…

When the subject is within the first

argument of a subtraction, it’s easy to
‘release’.
 
𝑦=2 𝒙 − 3 2 𝒙 = 𝑦+ 3
 

  𝑦 +3
𝒙=
2
When the subject is
However, it’s a tiny bit harder if the subject inside a negative
is in the term being subtracted. term, just add it to
both sides.
 
𝑦=3 − 2 𝑥  
𝑦+ 2 𝑥=3
  3− 𝑦
𝑥=
2
ave ago

𝑎−𝑥=𝑏 1−𝑏𝑥=𝑐 𝑎𝑏−𝑐 √ 𝑥=𝑦+1

        

Make
Make a
a the
the Make
Make x
x the
the Make
Make x
x the
the
subject
subject subject
subject subject
subject

a=b+x
a=b+x 1+c=bx
1+c=bx   
)=
)=

Make x the
Make x the =x
 
=x
 
= 
= 
subject
subject

x=a-b x=
  x=
 
earrange these formula

𝐴=𝜋𝑟  
2
Make r the
𝑣=𝑙h𝑤  

Make h the
ff
  

Make c the
4 33
𝑣= 𝜋 𝑟
3
  

Make r the
Make r the Make h the Make c the Make r the
subject subject subject subject
subject subject subject subject
=
    =
 

𝑣  
=r
   
=h 32)=c
𝑙h =r
 

    c=  32) r=
 
 LEARNING OBJECTIVE

• Form and solve equations with and without brackets

• Form and solve equations with an unknown on both sides

• Changing the subject of a Formulae

Keywords

Equations, solving, unknown, brackets,

opposite, rearrange, formulae
 LESSON COMPLETE!
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