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Equations and inequalities: Summary and exercises

  • A linear equation is an equation where the power of the variable(letter, e.g. xx) is 1(one). A linear equation has at most one solution
  • A quadratic equation is an equation where the power of the variable is at most 2. A quadratic equation has at most two solutions
  • Exponential equations generally have the unknown variable as the power. The general form of an exponential equation is: ka(x+p)=mka(x+p)=m
  • A linear inequality is similar to a linear equation and has the power of the variable equal to 1. When you divide or multiply both sides of an inequality by any number with a minus sign, the direction of the inequality changes. You can solve linear inequalities using the same methods used for linear equations
  • When two unknown variables need to be solved for, two equations are required and these equations are known as simultaneous equations. There are two ways to solve linear simultaneous equations: graphical solutions and algebraic solutions. To solve graphically you draw the graph of each equation and the solution will be the co-ordinates of the point of intersection. To solve algebraically you solve equation one, for variable one and then substitute that solution into equation two and solve for variable two.
  • Literal equations are equations where you have several letters (variables) and you rearrange the equation to find the solution in terms of one letter (variable)
  • Mathematical modelling is where we take a problem and we write a set of equations that represent the problem mathematically. The solution of the equations then gives the solution to the problem.

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  1. What are the roots of the quadratic equation x2-3x+2=0x2-3x+2=0
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  2. What are the solutions to the equation x2+x=6x2+x=6
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  3. In the equation y=2x2-5x-18y=2x2-5x-18, which is a value of xx when y=0y=0
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  4. Manuel has 5 more CDs than Pedro has. Bob has twice as many CDs as Manuel has. Altogether the boys have 63 CDs. Find how many CDs each person has.
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  5. Seven-eighths of a certain number is 5 more than one-third of the number. Find the number.
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  6. A man runs to a telephone and back in 15 minutes. His speed on the way to the telephone is 5 m/s and his speed on the way back is 4 m/s. Find the distance to the telephone.
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  7. Solve the inequality and then answer the questions: x3-14>14-x4x3-14>14-x4
    1. If x∈Rx∈R, write the solution in interval notation.
    2. if x∈Zx∈Z and x<51x<51, write the solution as a set of integers.
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  8. Solve for aa: 1-a2-2-a3>11-a2-2-a3>1
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  9. Solve for xx: x-1=42xx-1=42x
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  10. Solve for xx and yy: 7x+3y=137x+3y=13 and 2x-3y=-42x-3y=-4
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