Kim's Exciting Math Page
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example of a literal equation is
F=G Mm/r2. A literal equation will ask you to solve for a specific letter, in this case they want you to solve for G. This is how your would solve... |
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you would multiply by r2.
Fr2=G Mm. Second your would divide by Mm. Fr2/Mm=G |
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| An Example or a linear equation is 7+2(x+1)/3=8x/5. You are tring to solve for x. These are the steps for doing that... |  |
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you need to distrubed everything out.
Second you need toadd everything. Third you would prt the 3 under the 9 and the 2x. Fourth you would subtract 2x/3 from 8x/5. Fifth you multiply by the 15 The last step is to divide 45 by 14 |
7+2x+2/3=8x/5 9+2x/3=8x/5 9/3+2x/3=8x/5
9/3=14x/15 45=14x x=3
3/15
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| The three types of equations forms are Standard form, point-slope form and slope-intercept form. Standard form looks like x+y=b, point-slope form looks like Y1-Y=m(X1-X), Slope- intercept form looks like y=mx+b. An example to solve all three is (3,-2) m=- 4/3 |  |
| For Point-slope
form all you do is plug in the numbers
For slope- intercept form you distrubited the - 4/3 then you subtract the 2 For standard form you put the - 4with the x and the 3 with the y. |
(Y+2)=- 4/3(X-
3)
Y=- 4/3+ 4 4x- 3y=-2
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