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LINEAR EQUATIONS
EQUALITY
2. The symbol ' = ' read as 'is equal to', is used when the two quantities are equal.
For example :
1 cm = 10 mm
4 - 2 = 5- 3
3. For two quantities with different values, the symbol used is ' ≠ ', which is read as 'is
not equal to'.
For example :
4x3 ≠ 4x2
RM1 ≠ 10 sen
2. If a term has more than one unknown or/and the power of the unknown(s) is greater
than one, then, the term is a non-linear algebraic term.
For example :
3. A linear equation in one unknown is a linear equation that consists of only one
unknown.
For example :
If we add, subtract, multiply or divide one side of the equation by a number, we must do
likewise on the other side of the of the equation.
The number that satisfies the eqution is called the solution or root of the equation.