Solving Linear Equations Part 1
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Lesson Description:
Learn to solve linear equations.
Created by and copyright of Larry Perez. Funded by the state of California through Saddleback College. More information on videos, resources, and lessons at Algebra2Go.
Questions answered by this video:
- How do you solve linear equations with one variable?
- How do you solve x - 3 = 7?
- How do you isolate a variable in an equation?
- How do you check the solution to an equation?
- How do you solve and check x + 3 = 7?
- How do you solve and check 2x - 3 = 7?
- How do you solve and check -2(x - 4) - 3x = 5?
- How do you solve and check -3(x + 4) - 5 = -(2 - x)?
- How do you solve an equation if x is on both sides?
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Staff Review
This lesson explains how to solve linear equations starting with the basics and with a number line by explaining the idea of what it means to solving an equation. As the lesson moves on, more complicated problems involving multiplication, division, and distributing through parentheses are solved. All steps involved in solving equations as well as checking your solution are explained. This is a great place to start if you are just learning to solve equations.
