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Notices
FOUNDATION OF METHEMATICS LECTURE 5 All the notes are in LMS. Please download the document and do
ALGEBRA CALCULATIONS & ALGEBRA EQUATION and practice the exercises and homework.

Please correct the answers in following questions.

Dr. Sanjaya Thilakarathne

Department of Engineering Technology

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Objectives More exercises with Brackets

Practice the
algebra
Evaluate followings :
calculations

Solving
Objectives Algebraic
equations

Cross-
multiplication

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Now try the following Practice Exercise More exercises with Factorization
Evaluate followings :

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Now try the following Practice Exercise More exercises with Laws of precedence (BODMAS)
Evaluate followings :

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Now try the following Practice Exercise Algebraic Equations

An equation is a statement that 2 expressions are equal. The symbol “=“
is read “is equal to” and divides the equation into 2 parts, the left
member and the right member. In the equation
2x + 3 = 13,
2x + 3 is the left member and 13 is the right member.

The solution to an equation in one variable is the number that can be

substituted in place of the variable and makes the equation true.
For example 5 is a solution to the equation 2x + 3 = 13 because 2(5) +
3 = 13 is true.

To solve an equation means to find all solutions or roots for the

equation.
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Examples Solving equations

To ‘solve an equation’ means ‘to find the value of the unknown’.

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A term of an equation can be moved from one side to the other as long as
a change in sign is made.

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How to do cross-multiplication ?
When there is just one fraction on each side of the equation as in the
following example, there is a quick way to arrive at equation, by dong cross
multiplication.

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Practical problems involving simple equations

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Homework
Practice Exercise 44 Practical problems involving simple equations
(answers on page 344)

Practice Exercise 45 Practical problems involving simple equations

(answers on page 344)

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