1.

5 Practice - Formulas
Solve each of the following equations for the indicated variable.
1) ab = c for b h
2) g = i
for h
f
3) g
x=b for x 4) p =
3y
for y
q
a
5) 3x = for x
b 6)
ym c
= d for y
b
7) E = mc2 for m 8) DS = ds for D
4
9) V = 3
πr3 for π 10) E =
mv2
for m
2
11) a + c = b for c
12) x − f = g for x
4y
13) c = for y rs
m+n 14) a−3
= k for r
πDn
15) V = 12
for D 16) F = k(R − L) for k
17) P = n(p − c) for n 18) S = L + 2B for L
D−d Ea − E q
19) T = L
for D 20) I = R
for Ea
21) L = Lo(1 + at) for Lo 22) ax + b = c for x
23) 2m + p = 4m + q for m 24) q = 6(L − p) for L

25)
k−m
= q for k 26) R = aT + b for T
r

27) h = vt − 16t2 for v 28) S = πrh + πr 2 for h

29) Q1 = P (Q2 − Q1) for Q2 30) L = π(r1 + r2) + 2d for r1

V1(V2 − V1)
31) R =
kA(T1 + T2)
for T1 32) P = g
for V2
d

33) ax + b = c for a 34) rt = d for r

πr 2h
35) lwh = V for w 36) V = 3
for h
1 1 c
37)
c
+ b = a for a 38) a
+b= a for b
a

39) at − bw = s for t 40) at − bw = s for w

41) ax + bx = c for a 42) x + 5y = 3 for x
43) x + 5y = 3 for y 44) 3x + 2y = 7 for x
45) 3x + 2y = 7 for y 46) 5a − 7b = 4 for a
47) 5a − 7b = 4 for b 48) 4x − 5y = 8 for x
5
49) 4x − 5y = 8 for y 50) C = 9 (F − 32) for F

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Answers - Formulas
c
1. b = a 18. L = S − 2B 35. w = ℓh
V

2. h = gi 19. D = TL + d 3v
36. h = πr2
3. x =
gb 20. Ea = IR + Eg
f c−1
L 37. a = b
pq 21. Lo =
4. y = 3
1 + at
c−1
c−b 38. b = a
5. x =
a 22. x = a
3b 5 + bw
p−q 39. t =
6. y =
cb 23. m = 2
a
dm
at − s
E 24. L =
q + 6p 40. w = b
7. m = c2
6
c − bx
ds 25. k = qr + m 41. x = x
8. D = S R−b
26. T = a
42. x = 3 − 5y
3V
9. π = 4r 3 16t2 + h 3−x
27. v = 43. y = 5
2E t
10. m = v2
s − πr 2 7 − 2y
28. h = 44. x = 3
11. c = b − a πr
Q1 + PQ1 7 − 3x
12. x = g + f 29. Q2 = 45. y = 2
P

cm + cn L − 2d − πr 2 7b + 4
13. y = 4
30. r1 = 46. a = 5
π
k(a − 3) Rd − kAT2 5a − 4
14. r = 5
31. T1 = kA
47. b = 7

12V Pg + V12 8 + 5y
15. D = πn 32. v2 = 48. x = 4
V1
F c−b 4x − 8
16. k = R − L 33. a = 49. y =
x 5
P d 9c + 160
17. n = p − c 34. r = 50. f =
t 5

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