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LInear Equations One Variable Examples & Solutions

This document introduces solving linear equations in one variable through three main steps: 1) Gathering all x terms to one side and all number terms to the other, as when solving 3x + 15 = x + 25 by subtracting x from both sides. 2) Removing brackets and collecting like terms, as when solving 2x + 3 = 6 − (2x − 3) by distributing the negative sign and combining like terms. 3) Checking solutions by substituting back into the original equation to verify both sides are equal, as shown for the solution x = 3 to 8(x − 3) − (6 − 2x) = 2(x + 2) − 5(5 − x).

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LInear Equations One Variable Examples & Solutions

This document introduces solving linear equations in one variable through three main steps: 1) Gathering all x terms to one side and all number terms to the other, as when solving 3x + 15 = x + 25 by subtracting x from both sides. 2) Removing brackets and collecting like terms, as when solving 2x + 3 = 6 − (2x − 3) by distributing the negative sign and combining like terms. 3) Checking solutions by substituting back into the original equation to verify both sides are equal, as shown for the solution x = 3 to 8(x − 3) − (6 − 2x) = 2(x + 2) − 5(5 − x).

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Linear equations in one variable

In order to master the


techniques explained here
it is vital that you undertake
plenty of practice exercises
so that all this becomes
second nature.

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1.Introduction
In this unit we are going to
be looking at simple
equations in one variable,
and the equations will be
linear - that means there’ll
be no x terms and no x ’s,
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just x’s and numbers. For


example, we will see how
to solve the equation
3x + 15 = x + 25.

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Solving equations by
collecting terms
To solve the equation

3x + 15 = x + 25

Our first step in solving any


equation is to attempt to
gather all the x’s together
and to gather all the
numbers together.

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From
3x + 15 = x + 25
we can subtract x from each side,
because this will remove it entirely from
the right, to give

2x + 15 = 25
We can subtract 15 from each side to
give
2x = 10
and finally, by dividing each side by 2 we
obtain
x=5

To check that both sides are the same.


If we do this, the left is 3(5) + 15 = 30.
The right is 5 + 25 = 30. So the left
equals the right and we have checked
that the solution is correct.

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Example
Solve the equation
2x + 3 = 6 − (2x − 3).
Solution
From 2x + 3 = 6 − (2x − 3)
we first remove the brackets on
the right to give
2x + 3 = 6 − 2x + 3
so that
2x + 3 = 9 − 2x

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We are now in the same position as
we were in during the first Example.
We need to get the x’s together by
adding 2x to each side.
4x + 3 = 9
Now take 3 away from each side:
4x = 6

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3. Solving equations by removing
brackets & collecting terms. For
example, solve the equation
8(x − 3) − (6 − 2x) = 2(x + 2) − 5(5 − x)
We begin by multiplying out the
brackets, taking care, in particular,
with any minus signs.
8x − 24 − 6 + 2x = 2x + 4 − 25 + 5x
10x − 30 = 7x − 21
10x -7x = 30 −21
3x = 9
x= 9/3
x =3

And again you should take the


solution (x = 3), substitute it back into
the original equation to check that
we have got the correct answer. On
the left:
8(x − 3) − (6 − 2x) = 8(3 − 3) − (6 − 2(3))
= 0 − 0 = 0.

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And again you should take the
solution (x = 3), substitute it back into
the original equation to check that
we have got the correct answer. On
the left:
8(x − 3) − (6 − 2x) = 8(3 − 3) − (6 − 2(3))
= 0 − 0 = 0.
2(x + 2) − 5(5 − x) = 2(3 + 2) − 5(5 − 3) =
10 − 10 = 0.
So both sides equal zero. The
equation balances and so x = 3 is the
solution.

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And again you should take the
solution (x = 3), substitute it back into
the original equation to check that
we have got the correct answer. On
the left:
8(x − 3) − (6 − 2x) = 8(3 − 3) − (6 − 2(3))
= 0 − 0 = 0.
2(x + 2) − 5(5 − x) = 2(3 + 2) − 5(5 − 3) =
10 − 10 = 0.
So both sides equal zero. The
equation balances and so x = 3 is the
solution.

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