Solving Equations
4x + 3 = 7
x = 1
Solving Equations
5n - 2 = 8n - 14
n = 4
Solve: I=Prt for t
I/pr = t
How many solutions can you have when solving absolute value equations?
Two or No Solution
4 = -8 + x
x= 12
Solving Equations
4(6 + 5x) = 124
x = 5
Solving Equations
-4(-8p + 1) = -4 - 8p
p = 0
Solve Ax + By = C for y
y= C-Ax/B
1. Isolate the absolute value expression using inverse operations
2. Set up two equations with the inside of the absolute value, one equal to the positive and one equal to the negative
3. Solve for the variable
4. List your solutions as a solution set
x + 12 = 0
x= -12
Solving Equations
-108 = -8(x + 6) - 4
x = 7
Solving Equations
6(6n - 2) = 8n - 40
n = -1
2y + x = 24
Solve for y.
y = -1/2x + 12
|8m-8| = 40
m = {-4, 6}
3 = -2 – x
x= -5
Solving Equations
172 = 5(4a + 6) + 2
a=7
Solving Equations
5x + 5 + 4x = 4 - 3x + 6
x= 5/12 or x= 0.41667
A = 1/2bh
Solve for b
2A/h = b
-5|4p+4| = -40
p = {-3, 1}
5x = -80
x= 16
Solving Equations
-93 = 7(-3k - 8) + 5
k = 2
Solving Equations
-5(8n - 4) - n = - 16 - 5n
n = 1
What are literal equations? Give an example.
Equations with multiple variables.
2|g-5|+7 = 13
g = {2, 8}
16 = x/2
x= 32