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G7B Expressions and Equations
G7B Expressions and Equations
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When you join together three of the black shape, the total length you get is 3 x
x + x + x
=3x
When you join together 5 of the yellow shapes, the total length you get is 5 y .
y+ y+ y+ y+ y+ y
¿5 y
When you join together four of the black shapes and 2 of the yellow shapes, the total length yo
get would be 4 x+ 2 y
x + x+ x+ x + y + y
= ¿ 4 x+2 y
We can only add or subtract like terms.(terms that have the same letters).
Each expressions can be simplified by collecting ike terms,meaning you rewrite the expression in as
short a form way as possible.
Examples
a) 4 x+5 x
b) 9 y−3 y
c) 3 p+4 q+5 p−q
d) 6 t +8−4 t +4
Solutions
a) 4 x+5 x
=9 x
This is because 4x and 5x are like terms, so we add them togeher to get 9x.
b) 9 y−3 y
=6 y
This is because 9y and 3y are like terms, so we subtract them to get 6y
d) 6 t +8−4 t +4
=2 t+12
6t – 4t = 2t and 8 + 4 = 12, but 2t and 12 are not like terms so you cannot simplify any
further.
4 ( n+3 ) means 4 x (n+3), but the expression is usually written without the
multiplication sign.
Examples
Expand the brackets
a) 3(a+5)
b) 4 ( y −3)
c) 2(3 c +n)
Solutions
a) 3(a+5)
= 3 × a+3 ×5
= 3 a+15
Study the solution properly and see what has been done.
b) 4 ( y −3)
= 4 × y−4 × 3
=4 y−12
c) 2(3 c +n)
= 2 ×3 c +2 ×n
= 6 c +2 n
Please note that 2 ×3 c is the same as 2 ×3 × c which is 6c
To solve an algebraic equation here means that we need to find the value of the unknown letter.
For example let’s look at the equation:
a+ 4=10
If you take away 4 from both sidies of the equation:
x +4−4=10−4, then you have found the solution of the equation
x=6
Example
a) Solve these equations and check your answer
i. c−4=15
ii. 2 x+ 4=16
b) Alayna thinks of a number, she divides it by 2, then adds 3 and her answer is 7.
i. Write an equation for Alayna’s unknown number.
ii. Solve the equation to find the value of Alayna’s number.
Solutions
a)
i. C – 4 = 15
C = 15 + 4
C = 19
Check : 19 – 4 = 15
ii. 2 x+ 4=16
2 x=16−4
2 x=12
12
x=
2
x=6
b)
n
i. + 3=7
2
n
ii. =7−3
2
n
=4
2
n=4 × 2
n=8