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Chapter 2
Linear Equation and Inequalities
Michael Giessing
giessing@math.utah.edu
University of Utah
Examples
Simplify the left hand side.
x(4 x) = 2x
4x x2 = 2x
Added 4 to both sides.
x(4 x) = 2x
x(4 x) + 4 = 2x + 4
Interchangesd sides.
x(4 x) = 2x
2x = x(4 x)
=
=
=
=
y2
y 2 + (3)
x
x + x
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Word Problems
1. What do you need to know to solve the problem?
Write this down in english.
2. Assing numbers to the the known parts. Assign a
letter to the unknown parts
3. Translate this into an algebraic equation or
inequality.
4. Solve.
5. Make sure that your solution answers the original
question
Example
Example Continued
Geometry Formulas
Useful Formulas
Business
Shape
Square
Rectangle
Circle
Triangle
Area
A = s2
A = lw
A = r 2
A = bh/2
Perimeter
P = 4s
P = 2l + 2w
P = 2r
P =a+b+c
Rate problems
Distance = rate time
Shape Volume
Cube V = s3
Rectangular Prism V = lwh
Surface Area
SA = 6s2
SA = 2lw + 2wh
+2hl
2
Cylinder V = r h SA = 2rh + 2r 2
Sphere A = 43 r3 SA = 4r 2
Example 5 on page 83
Step 2: Plug
Step 3: Solve
We start from d1 = d2 . We know that d1 =
48t and d2 = 58(t .5). We substitute this in
and get 48t = 58(t .5). Now we solve this.
48t = 58(t .5)
48t = 58t .5
distributive prop
48t 58t = 58t .5 58t Golden Rule
10t = .5
Simplify LHS
t = .5/ 10
Golden Rule
t = .05
Simplify RHS
Inequalities
Properties of Inequalities
Multiplication By a Negative
Inequalities obey the golden rule but, the direction of the inequality changes whenever
you multiply or divide by a negative number.
Example:
2 < 3
Solving an
Equations
Absolute
Value
Golden Rule
< 10
Now lets solve all problems like this one. This is called
abstraction. Let say we were given some positive real
number a. (Why does it need to be positive?) Then
we could find x so that |x| = a. This works just like
before. If x 0, then x = a. IF x < 0, then x =
a x = a.
|x|
1.2
|x|
a
1.2
1.2
Continued
If 2x 1 < 0, then (2x 1) = 5. We will apply the
Golden Rule three times.
(2x1) = 5 2x1 = 5 2x = 4 x = 2
So, x = 3 and x = 2 are solutions to the equation.
2x 1 + 1 = 5 + 1 2x/2 = 6/2 x = 3
Absolute Inequalities
Picture, Picture
blah
|2x1|
5
1/2
3
Linear Equation and Inequalities p.29/32
|x|
1.2
|x|
1.2
1.2
1.2
Linear Equation and Inequalities p.31/32
1.2
1.2