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Math 017 Materials With Exercises

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■ Solvexa c ya for a .xa c yaBy subtracting ya from both sides, group all terms with a onone side.xa ya cIf a variable for which we solve an equation appears in severalterms, factor it. In this case, factor a .a( x y) cDivide each side by x y (assume x y 0 ).ca x ycThe equation xa c ya is solved for a : a . ■x yExample 9.3 Solve the equationA B2 B for A , and then find the value of A , if B 3 .BSolution:A B BBMultiply each side by B.2A BB BBBSimplify.2A B2 B2Add B to both sides.2A 2B2To find the value of A , if B 3, replace B in A 2B with 3 and evaluate.2A 23 2918.Example 9.4 Solve each equation for the specified variable. Always assume that the denominator(divisor) is different from zero. Simplify your final answer.a 2 2a) b 3b for a b) xy 1 y x for xbSolution:a)ab2 2 b 3bAdd2b to both sides.a 2 2 3b bbCollect like terms.a 24bMultiply each side by b .ba 2b 4bbSimplify.b3a 4bb) xy 1 y xBring all terms with x‟s on one side.91

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