Changing the subject of a formula

1. Make 𝑥 the subject of the following:

a. 7𝑥 = 21
b. 𝑥𝑦 = 4
c. 𝐵𝑥 = 𝐶
d. 9𝑥 = 𝑇 + 𝑁
2
e. 𝐿𝑥 = 𝑁 − 𝑅
2
f. 𝐿 = 𝑥 + 𝐷
g. 𝐿 + 𝑥 = 𝑁 + 𝑀

2. Make 𝑦 the subject of the formula.

a. 3𝑦 + 1 = 7
b. 𝑡𝑦 − 𝑚 = 𝑛 + 𝑎
2
c. 𝑉 𝑦 + 𝑏 = 𝑐
d. 2(𝑦 + 1) = 6

3. Make 𝑎 the subject.

𝑎
a. 4
= 3
𝑎−𝐴
b. 𝐵
= 𝑇
𝑎+𝑄 2
c. 𝑁
=𝐵
𝐴𝑎+𝐵
d. 𝐶
= 𝐷
𝑒𝑎−𝑓
e. 𝑛 = ℎ

f. 6 − 𝑎 = 2
g. 𝑣 = 𝑟 − 𝑎
2
h. 𝑡 = 𝑤 − 𝑛𝑎
 2
𝑣 −ℎ𝑎
i. 𝐶
= 𝑑

4. Make 𝑎 the subject.

𝑇
a. 𝑎
= 𝑋
5 3
b. 𝑎
= 4

𝑉
c. 𝑎−𝑇
= 𝐷
𝐿
d. 𝑀𝑎
= 𝐵

5. Make 𝑥 the subject.

2
a. 𝑥
+ 1= 3
𝐴
b. 𝑥
+ 𝐵= 𝐶
𝑚 2
c. 𝑟 − 𝑥
=𝑒
𝑌
d. 𝑥−𝑐
− 𝑇= 0

6. Make 𝑥 the subject.

a. (𝑥 − 2) = 3

b. (𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏) = 𝑐

c. 𝑏 = (𝑔𝑥 − 𝑡)
2
d. 𝑥 + 𝐴 = 𝐵
2
e. 𝑛 = 𝑑 − 𝑥
2
f. 𝑚𝑥 = 𝑛

7. Make 𝑘 the subject

2
a. (𝑘 − 4) = 6

b. 2 (𝑘 + 1) = 6
 𝑀
c. 𝑘
= 𝑁

2 2
d. (𝑎 − 𝑘 ) = 𝑡

e. 𝐴 (𝑘 + 1) = 𝐵
2 2
f. 𝑘 + 𝑏 = 𝑥