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Solving Linear Equations
Solving Linear Equations
EQUATIONS
Example
1 Solve 2x 3 11
2x 3 3 11 3
2x 8
2 2
x4
Example
2 Solve 3x 2 16
3x 2 2 16 2
3x 18
3 3
x6
Example
3 Solve 2(3x 1) 4x 5
6x 2 4x 4x 5 4x
2x 2 2 5 2
6x 2 2x 5 15 simplify
x2
Example
5 Solve 7x 5 41 3x
5 2x 2 3x 7 simplify
x2
Example
7 The three angles of the triangle are shown in terms of x.
70 3x NOT TO
a Find the value of x. SCALE
b Write down the size of each angle in the triangle.
5x 20 x 24
a 5x 20 70 3x x 24 180 simplify
x 22
b 5x 20 5 22 20 110 20 130
70 3x 70 3 22 70 66 4 Angles are:
130o, 4o and 46o
x 24 22 24 46
Example 4(x 1)
8 Find the length of a side of this square.
All lengths are in cm.
2(3x 2)
x4
5(7 3x)
x2
Length of rectangle = 7x 9 7 2 9 14 9 5 cm
Example
10 Expression A is 7 more than expression B.
Find the value of x.
A B
7(x 4) 3(x 5)
7x 28 7 3x 15 simplify
x 9
Example
x
11 Solve 5 10
3
x
5 10 add 5 to both sides
3
x
15 multiply both sides by 3
3
x
3 3 15
3
x 45
Example
x4
12 Solve 3
7
x4
3 multiply both sides by 7
7
x4
7 73
7
x 17
Example
2x 3
13 Solve 6
5
2x 3
6 multiply both sides by 5
5
1
x 16
2
Example
5
14 Solve 37
x
5
37 take 3 from both sides
x
5
4 multiply both sides by x
x
5
x
4
1
x 1
4
Example
5
15 Solve 6
x2
5
6 multiply both sides by (x + 2)
x2
7
x
6
1
x 1
6
Example
15 Solve x6 x4
3 5
x6 x4
multiply both sides by 15
3 5
5 (x 6) 3 (x 4)
15 15 expand the brackets
3 5
x 21
There is a quicker method for doing the last example.
The quick method can be used when there is a ‘single’ fraction on each side of
the ‘=‘ sign.
x6 x4
‘cross multiply’
3 5
x 21
Example
16 Solve 8 x 2x 2
2 5
8 x 2x 2
‘cross multiply’
2 5
x4
Example
17 Solve 3(x 1) 2x 1
4 3
3(x 1) 2x 1
‘cross multiply’
4 3
x5