College Algebra : Solving Equations and Inequallities

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Example Question #2 :How To Find A Solution Set

Give all real solutions of the following equation:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

By substituting- and, subsequently,this can be rewritten as a quadratic equation, and solved as such:

We are looking to factor the quadratic expression as, replacing the two question marks with integers with productand sum 5; these integers are.

Substitute back:

The first factor cannot be factored further. The second factor, however, can itself be factored as the difference of squares:

Set each factor to zero and solve:

Since no real number squared is equal to a negative number, no real solution presents itself here.

The solution set is.

Example Question #1 :Solutions And Solution Sets

Give all real solutions of the following equation:

Possible Answers:

The equation has no real solutions.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

By substituting- and, subsequently,this can be rewritten as a quadratic equation, and solved as such:

We are looking to factor the quadratic expression as, replacing the two question marks with integers with product 36 and sum; these integers are.

Substitute back:

These factors can themselves be factored as the difference of squares:

Set each factor to zero and solve:

The solution set is.

Example Question #1 :How To Find The Solution To An Equation

Solve for:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

can be simplified to become

Then, you can further simplify by adding 5 andto both sides to get.

Then, you can divide both sides by 5 to get.

Example Question #2 :How To Find The Solution To An Equation

Solve for:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for, you must first combine the's on the right side of the equation. This will give you.

Then, subtractandfrom both sides of the equation to get.

Finally, divide both sides byto get the solution.

Example Question #11 :How To Find The Solution To An Equation

Solve the following equation for:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The first step is to distribute (multiply) the 2 through the parentheses:

Then isolateon the left side of the equation. Subtract the 10 from the left and right side.

Finally, to isolate, divide the left side by 2 so that the 2 cancels out. Then divide by 2 on the right side as well.

You can verify this answer by plugging theinto the original equation.

Example Question #1 :Solving Equations And Inequallities

Solve for:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Combine like terms on the left side of the equation:

Use the distributive property to simplify the right side of the equation:

Next, move the's to one side and the integers to the other side:

Example Question #2 :Linear Equations

Solve for x:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Simplify the parenthesis:

Combine the terms with x's:

Combine constants:

Example Question #2 :Linear Equations

Solve the following equation when y is equal to four.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Solve the following equation when y is equal to four.

To solve this equation, we need to plug in 4 for y and solve.

Example Question #1 :Linear Equations

Solve the following:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve, we must isolate x. In order to do that, we must first add 7 to both sides.

Next, we must divide both sides by 3.

Example Question #2 :Linear Equations

Write an equation of the line passing through (5,10) and (10,2).

Possible Answers:

None of these.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find this line, first find the slope (m) between the two coordinate points. Then use the point-slope formula to find a line with that same slope passing through a particular point.

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