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WEEK 7

Solving for algebraic equations

How to solve for an algebraic equation?

A. Equations with one variable:

Means solving for the unknown variable.


Example #1
Solve the following 3x – 2 = 10.
Solution
3x – 2 = 10
3x = 10 + 2
3x = 12
12
x=
3

x=4

B. Equations containing similar terms:

Means bringing all like terms together and solving.


Example #2
Solve the following x + 2 + 2x = 8.
Solution
x + 2 + 2x = 8
3x + 2 = 8
3x = 8 – 2
3x = 6
6
x=
3

x=2

C. Equations with letter terms on both sides:

Means bring all terms with letters on the L.H.S. of the equal sign and all
terms without letters on the R.H.S. of the equal sign.
Example 3
Solve the following 2x + 5 = x + 9.
Solution
2x + 5 = x + 9 [bring all like terms on one side]
2x – x = 9 – 5 [solve for the unknown variable]
x=4

D. Brackets:

Means using the distributive law to expand the brackets then solve.
Example 4
Expand the following 4(3 – 2x).
Solution

= 4(3 – 2x)
=4(3 – 2x) [using distributive law]
= 4(3) – 4(2x)
= 12 – 8x
Example 5
Solve the following 2(x + 2) = 8.
Solution
2(x + 2) = 8 [using distributive law]
2x + 4 = 8
2x = 8 – 4
2x = 4
4
x=
2

x=2

Example 6
Solve the following 2(x + 4) = 3(2x + 1).
Solution
2(x + 4) = 3(2x + 1) [using distributive law]
2x + 8 = 6x + 3
2x – 6x = 3 – 8
-4x = -5
−5
x=
−4
5
x=
4
1
OR x = 1
4

E. Fractional Equations
First, we need to remember that when multiplying fractions, the numerators are
multiplied together and the denominators are multiplied together.
For example:
3 5 3×5
× =
4 7 4×7
15
=
28
1
As well as of x means
6
1 1 𝑥
×x= ×
6 6 1
1×𝑥
=
6×1
𝑥
=
6

Remember that when dividing by a fractions, the fraction is inverted and


multiplied.
For example:
3 5 3 7
÷ = ×
4 7 4 5
3×7
=
4×5
21
=
20
1
=1
20

Therefore fractional equations means using these rules to solve for the variable.
Example 7
𝑥
Solve the following = 2.
3

Solution
𝑥
= 2 [multiply each side by 3 to get x alone]
3
𝑥
× 3 = 2 × 3 [solve]
3
x=6
OR
𝑥 1
We should realize that and 𝑥 are the same. And this means:
3 3
1
𝑥=2
3

x=2÷⅓
3
x=2×
1

x=6

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