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Maths LB Grade 9 Lecture30

The document covers various methods for constructing and solving equations, including critiques of different approaches and collaborative problem-solving activities. It includes examples of equations related to age, geometry, and simultaneous equations, guiding learners through writing and solving their own equations. Additionally, it emphasizes understanding and applying methods such as substitution and elimination in solving simultaneous equations.

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Maths LB Grade 9 Lecture30

The document covers various methods for constructing and solving equations, including critiques of different approaches and collaborative problem-solving activities. It includes examples of equations related to age, geometry, and simultaneous equations, guiding learners through writing and solving their own equations. Additionally, it emphasizes understanding and applying methods such as substitution and elimination in solving simultaneous equations.

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4.

1 Constructing and solving equations

Continued
a Critique Steffan’s and Heidi’s methods. Whose method do you prefer?
Explain why.
b Can you improve their methods?
c Discuss your answers to parts a and b with other learners in the class.
d Try solving these equations using your favourite method.
i 9 =4 ii 2 =5 iii 8 = 10
x − 12 7− x x +1
e Is your favourite method still your favourite method? Explain your answer.

9 Adeline is A years old.


a Write an expression for
i Adeline’s age in 10 years’ time In 10 years' time,
ii Adeline’s age 6 years ago. I will be twice as old
as I was 6 years ago.
b Use the information from Adeline
to write an equation for A.
c Solve the equation to find
Adeline’s age now.
10 The sides of a triangle, in centimetres, are 2(x + 3), 7x − 5
and 5(7 − x).
The perimeter of the triangle is 48 cm.
a Write an equation for x.
b Solve your equation to find the value of x.
c Work out the lengths of the three sides of the triangle.
11 This equilateral triangle and this rectangle have
a + 7 cm
equal perimeters.
a Write an equation to show this. a + 3 cm
b Solve the equation.
c Find the lengths of the sides of the shapes. 3a cm
12 Su draws a pie chart with x equal size sectors.
She works out that the angle of each sector is 24°.
a Which two of these equations represent the situation?
A 360x = 24 B 360 = 24 C x = 24
x 360

D 24x = 360 E 24 = 360


x
b Solve all of the equations in part a.
Use your answers to decide if you chose the correct two equations
in part a.

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4 Equations and inequalities

13 There are y learners in class 9T. Mrs Leclerc shares 85 pencils


between the learners in class 9T. Each learner gets five pencils.
a Write an equation to represent this situation. Do not solve
your equation.
There are 2 more learners in class 9S than in class 9T.
Mrs Leclerc shares 152 pencils between the learners in
class 9S. They each get eight pencils.
b Write an equation to represent this situation.
c Solve both of your equations to find the number of learners in
class 9T.
d In part c, is the value for y the same in both of your equations?
If not, check to see where you have made a mistake.

Activity 4.1
Work in a group of three or four. For each part of this question
i individually write an equation to represent the situation
ii compare the equation you have written with the equations written by the other
members of your group. Decide who has written the correct equation in the
easiest way
iii solve the equation you chose in part ii.
a Xavier thinks of a number. He multiplies the number by 5, then adds 12.
The answer is the same as when he multiplies his number by 10 and then subtracts 8.
What number did he think of?
b Anders thinks of a number. He subtracts 5, then multiplies the result by 12.
The answer is the same as when he adds 1 to the number, then multiplies the result
by 4. What number did he think of?
c Sasha thinks of a number. She multiplies her number by 5, then subtracts 4. The
answer is the same as 2 times the number plus 20. What number did Sasha think of?
d Alicia thinks of a number. She adds 7 to the number, then divides 75 by the result.
The answer is 5. What number did Alicia think of?
e Jake thinks of a number. He doubles the number, then divides 126 by the result.
The answer is 9. What number did Jake think of?

14 The diagram shows the sizes of the two equal angles in an


isosceles triangle.
a Write an equation to represent the situation.
b Solve your equation to find the value of x.
c Work out the size of all three of the angles in 270 °
the triangle. x−4
54 °

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4.2 Simultaneous equations

15 a Write a problem to represent each equation.


i x + 2(x + 1) + 3(x + 2) + 4(x + 3) = 80 ii 6(3a − 4) = 3(4a − 3) iii 180 = 15
x−5
b Solve the equations in part a.

Summary checklist
I can understand and solve equations.
I can write and solve equations.

4.2 Simultaneous equations


In this section you will … Key words
• solve simultaneous equations. method of
elimination
The sum of two numbers is 37. The difference between the two numbers method of
is 13. What are the numbers? substitution
Call the numbers x and y. Then: x + y = 37 and x − y = 13 simultaneous
Now you have two equations and two unknowns. These are simultaneous equations
equations. You need to find the values of x and y that solve both
equations simultaneously. There is only one value for x and one value
for y for which both of the equations are true.
In this case, x = 25 and y = 12 because 25 + 12 = 37 and 25 − 12 = 13.

Worked example 4.2


Solve these simultaneous equations:
y = 3x + 1 and y = x + 9

Answer
Step 1 3x + 1 = x + 9 You know from the first equation that y = 3x + 1, so you can use the
method of substitution and substitute the y in the second equation
with 3x + 1.
    3x − x = 9 − 1 Rearrange the equation to get the xs on one side and the numbers on
the other side.
2x = 8 Solve as normal to find the value of x.
x= 8= 4
        2

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