Forming and Solving Equations

LO 1: To be able to form and solve equations using angle facts

Foundation Starter Foundation Plus/Higher Starter

3 2
Simplify: Simplify: 9 𝑥 − 12 𝑥
3 𝑥+7 𝑦
12𝑎
8 1) 6 𝑎
2

Solve: Solve:
7
−3
𝑐=4
𝑐=2
3) Write 60 as a product of primes 3) Write 440 as a product of primes
2
60=2 ×3 × 5 3
4) List the factors of 24 440=2
4) What is the HCF of 24×and
5 ×11
36?
1 , 2 ,3 , 4 , 6 , 8 ,12 , 24
12
1517 0.00021
 Forming and Solving Equations
LO 1: To be able to form and solve equations using angle facts
What angle facts can we use to find x and y?

𝑦+
𝑦 10
3 𝑥

2 0
+
2𝑥 𝑦 2 𝑦
𝑥
Angles in a triangle add up to Angles in a quadrilateral add up to
180°So 360°
So
6 𝑥 =180 5 𝑦 + 30 =360
𝑥 =30 5 𝑦 =330
𝑦 =66
 9.
1. 𝑥=18 5. 80 − 𝑥 𝑥=15 2 𝑥
5 𝑥 𝑥
2 𝑥=45
𝑥
2 𝑥+ 84 𝑥+17
2 𝑥 3 𝑥 3 𝑥4 𝑥
10. Y=10
2. 6. 9 𝑥+ 96 𝑥 +20 𝑦
𝑥𝑥=402 𝑥 𝑥=13
5 𝑥 −5 5 𝑥+11 𝑥 10
3 𝑥3 𝑥 3 2 𝑥 +
2 𝑥−
3. 7. 11. 5
5
𝑥 𝑥=20 3 𝑥
2 𝑥=15
2 𝑥 2 𝑥 𝑥
2 𝑥+30
𝑥+ 50 𝑥=22.5 30 0

4. 2 𝑥+30
8. 80 − 𝑥
5 𝑥 −10 12.
3 𝑥+ 50 2 𝑥 +5
6 𝑥 − 1080 + 𝑥
2 𝑥 3 𝑥 𝑥
𝑦
+ 5
𝑥=28 𝑥=20 3
Y=50
 Forming and Solving Equations
LO 1: To be able to form and solve equations using angle facts
What angle facts can we use to solve the 3𝑥
following: +3
Vertically 5𝑥
Angles in a
3 𝑥 −18 2 𝑥+2opposite angles straight line add
−1
are equal
up to 180°
So So
𝑥 =20 8 𝑥 +92 =1
8 𝑥=8
4 𝑥 −20 3 𝑥 −15 𝑥 =1
𝑥+ 25
3 𝑥+ 10
Corresponding angles are Alternate angles are
equal So equal
So
2 𝑥 − 15 =25
3 𝑥 − 20= 10 2
3 𝑥 =30 𝑥 =20
𝑥 =10
1. 5. 1 17 9.5 𝑥 − 42 3 𝑥+ 78
5 𝑥 55 -30
𝑥=21 𝑥=60
𝑥=11
7 𝑥 7𝑥 𝑥=5
2. 6. + 40 10.
2 𝑥 3𝑥 7 𝑥 + 11 5 𝑥 + 19
𝑥=20 𝑥=10 + 40

3. 5 𝑥 7. 1 25 11. 4 𝑥 −30

1 20 3 𝑥+ 35 3 𝑥+ 20
𝑥=24 𝑥=50
8. 𝑥=30 12.
4.
3 𝑥 − 28 3 𝑥 −17
8 𝑥
𝑥=7 𝑥=25 𝑥+ 22 𝑥+ 29
56
𝑥=23
Forming and Solving Equations
LO 1: To be able to form and solve equations using angle facts

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Forming and Solving Equations
LO 2: To be able to form and solve equations using area and perimeter facts

𝑥+ 5+ 𝑥+ 𝑥 +5+ 𝑥
4 𝑥+10

4 𝑥+10=38
4 𝑥=28
𝑥 =7
length
Forming and Solving Equations
LO 2: To be able to form and solve equations using area and perimeter facts

2 𝑥+9+2 𝑥 − 4+4 𝑥 +6
8 𝑥 + 11

8 𝑥 +11=39
8 𝑥 =28
𝑥 =7
 1. 3. a) Form an
3 𝑥+ 3 expression for the
perimeter
2 𝑥+2 11 𝑥
2 𝑥 b) The perimeter is
8
220cm find x
3 𝑥 =20
a) Form an expression 10 𝑥+5
for the perimeter 3 𝑥+ 16
b) The perimeter is
𝑥=7
75cm find x 4. A rectangle has it’s length twice it’s
width. If it’s perimeter is 42cm, find
the width

This is a regular polygon =42 w =7

2.
2 𝑥 −5 a) Form an expression 5.3 𝑥
for the perimeter a) Form an expression
12 𝑥 −30 for the perimeter
b) The perimeter is 5 𝑥 b) The perimeter is
78m find x 8 𝑥 2 𝑥 52m find x
𝑥=9 2 6 𝑥 𝑥=2
Forming and Solving Equations
LO 2: To be able to form and solve equations using area and perimeter facts
2 𝑥 −6 a) Form an expression for the3 (2
area 𝑥 −6)
6 𝑥 − 18
b) The area is 42cm find x
3 6 𝑥 − 18= 42
6 𝑥 =60
𝑥 =10

1
a) Form an expression for the area
8 × 8 (3 𝑥 +5 )
2
4 ( 3 𝑥 +5 )
1 2 𝑥 +20
b) The area is 80cm find x
3 𝑥+ 5 1 2 𝑥 +20=80
1 2 𝑥 = 60
𝑥 =5
Forming and Solving Equations
LO 2: To be able to form and solve equations using area and perimeter facts

a) Form an
1. 2 𝑥+7 expression for the
area 10 𝑥+ 35 3.
The area of a square is
5 b) The area is 70cm 49cm find the perimeter
find x
𝑥=3.5 28 𝑐𝑚

2.
a) Form an expression for
the area
10 15 𝑥 −35
b) The area is 115cm find x
𝑥 =10
3 𝑥 −7
Forming and Solving Equations
LO 2: To be able to form and solve equations using area and perimeter facts

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 1. 5. 9.2 𝑥 −3 − 𝑥 +9
3 𝑥+ 2 2 𝑥+ 4 6 𝑥−4
𝑥+ 10

𝑥=2 𝑥= 4
𝑥= 4
2. 6. 10.

5𝑥
9 𝑥 + 28 16 𝑥 − 7

+3
5
+8
𝑥+

−7
3𝑥
3𝑥

𝑥=2 𝑥=5 𝑥=5

3. 7. 11.
2 𝑥+15 5 𝑥+ 3 9 𝑥 + 83 18 𝑥 −7
2 𝑡 +10 4𝑡+2
𝑥=10
𝑥= 4
𝑥= 4
𝑥 +1 𝑥 −9
3 2

𝑥=29
4 𝑥−3 2𝑥−5
5 2

𝑥=9.5
𝑥 +16
9−𝑥
2
3

𝑥=−6