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EQUATIONS
BASIC
TECHNIQUES
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LINEAR
EQUATIONS
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Question 1
Solve each of the following equations.
1. 5 ( 4 − 2 x ) = 30 x = −1
2. 2 ( 2 x − 3) + 5 = 29 x = 15
2
3. 4 ( 2 x + 3) + x = 47 − 5 x x=5
2
4. 3 ( 2 x − 3) − 9 = 38 − x x =8
5. 2 + 2 ( 4 x + 3) = 2 ( 2 x − 1) + 2 x x = −5
6. 8 + 3 ( x + 3) = 2 ( 2 x + 1) x = 15
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Question 2
Solve each of the following equations.
1. 6 − 4(4 − x) = 4 x=7
2
2. 16 − 4 ( 7 − x ) = 8 x=5
3. 6 − 2 ( 7 − 3x ) = 8 − ( 3x + 7 ) x =1
4. 13 − 2 (1 − 4 x ) = 6 − ( 2 − x ) x = −1
5. 21 − ( 3 − 2 x ) = 33 − 4 (10 − 3x ) x=5
2
6. 10 − ( 5 − 2 x ) = −11 − 2 ( 3x − 2 ) x=−3
2
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Question 3
Solve each of the following equations.
1. 3 ( 7 − 4 x ) = 15 x=1
2
2. 3 ( 2 x + 3) + 2 = 20 x=3
2
3. 4 ( 7 x + 8 ) = −4 − 8 x x = −1
4. 5 ( 20 − 3x ) + x = 34 + 2 ( x + 1) x=4
5. 2 + 2 ( 4 x − 3) = 4 ( x + 1) + 12 x x = −1
6. 8 − 3 ( x − 3) = 2 ( 3 − 7 x ) x = −1
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Question 4
Solve the following equations
1. 6 − 4 ( 2 − x) = 2x −1 x=1
2
2. 25 − 4 ( 7 − 3x ) = 9 x + 6 x=3
3. 4 − 2 (1 − 3x ) = 12 − ( 3x + 7 ) x=1
3
4. 13 − 2 (1 − 4 x ) = 20 − 4 ( 2 − x ) x=1
4
5. 50 − ( 8 − 3x ) = 77 − 2 (1 − 7 x ) x = −3
6. 20 − ( 9 − 2 x ) = −8 + 3 ( 4 x − 2 ) x=5
2
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FRACTIONAL
EQUATIONS
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Question 1
Solve each of the following fractional equations.
x x
1. + = 20 x = 24
2 3
x x
2. − =2 x = 12
2 3
x 2x
3. + = 26 x = 30
5 3
3 1
4. x + x = 22 x = 20
5 2
x 2x
5. + = 22 x = 24
4 3
1 3 5x 3
6. x+ = x=
3 4 6 2
3 3x
7. x − 12 = x = 32
4 8
1 17 5
8. x + 6 = 5x − x=
3 3 2
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Question 2
Solve each of the following fractional equations.
x +1 x − 3
1. + =2 x=3
2 4
5+ x 9− x
2. + =6 x =1
3 2
2 x + 1 3x − 1
3. + =9 x=7
3 5
2x +1 x − 6
4. + =8 x = 12
5 2
1 1
5. ( x − 1) − ( x − 1) = 2 x = 13
2 3
1 1
6. ( 4 x − 1) + 1 = ( 3x − 1) x=7
3 2
1 1
7. ( 2 x + 1) = ( x + 4 ) x = 10
3 2
4x −1 2x + 3 17
8. = x=−
5 2 2
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Question 3
Solve each of the following fractional equations.
x−2 2
1. = x = 10
x+2 3
3x − 1 5
2. = x=7
x +1 2
2x − 4 3
3. = x = −13
3x − 1 4
4 − 3x
4. =2 x = −2
1 − 2x
3x + 4
5. =2 x =8
x+6
4x −1 13
6. =2 x=
3x − 7 2
1 3 5
7. = x=
3 4x −1 2
3 1 2
8. = x=−
11 2 x + 5 3
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Question 4
Solve each of the following fractional equations.
2 1 − 3x
1. − = x=9
3 4x + 3
1 8
2. +3= 0 x=−
2x + 5 3
4 1
3. −3= 0 x=
4x +1 12
3 1 2
4. = x=−
11 2 x + 5 3
2x −1 2x + 3 1
5. = x=
x +1 x −5 8
x +1 x − 3 1
6. = x=
x−2 x+4 5
2x 2x + 3
7. = x = −3
x−3 x
3 4x 4
8. +1 = x=
x +1 x +1 3
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Question 5
Solve each of the following fractional equations.
12
1. =x x = −2, 6
x−4
x 6
2. + =0 x = 2,3
x + 1 x − 11
8
3. x− =3 x = −1,5
x −1
4
4. +x=7 x = 3,6
x−2
1 x
5. + =1 x=2
x x+2
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Question 6
Solve each of the following fractional equations.
12
1. x = 2+ x = −2,5
x −1
8 9
2. = 1+ x = −4, 2
x x +1
10
3. x = 4+ x = −1,6
x −1
4 7x
4. + =5 x = 1,12
x x+6
4 x
5. + =1 x = 1,9
x + 1 2x − 3
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Question 7
Solve each of the following fractional equations.
4 3
1. + =1 x = 1,8
x x−2
6 7
2. + =2 x = 3 ,10
x x−5 2
2 3
3. − =2 x = −2, 1
x x +1 2
8 6
4. − =1 x = 2, −6
x+2 x+4
4 3
5. + =1 x = −1, 4
x + 3 2x −1
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Created by T. Madas
Question 8
Solve each of the following fractional equations.
1 3
1. + =2 x = 0, −1
2x +1 2x + 3
3 4 5x
2. − = 2 x=−7
x+3 x−3 x −9 2
2 2
3. = 1+ x = 1, 4
x−3 x−2
1 3
4. + =2 x = 0, 2
x −1 x + 1
6 1
5. = +1 x = 3, −2
x ( x − 2) x − 2
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Question 9
Solve each of the following fractional equations.
40 1
1. = 1+ x = 5, −8
x ( x + 2) x+2
1 3
2. + =2 x = 0, −1
2x +1 2x + 3
4 1
3. − =5 x = 0, 1
2 x + 1 3x − 1 6
3 2 5
4. + = 2 x=4
x −1 x + 1 x −1 5
6 1
5. − =2 x = 1 ,1
x +1 x 2
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Question 10
Solve each of the following fractional equations.
2x 4x
1. − =3 x = − 2 ,3
x − 2 x +1 5
1
2. = 3x + 4 x = − 7 , −1
x+2 3
3 1 3
3. + = x = − 1,4
x + 2 x −3 2 3
7 1
4. + =4 x = −1,3
x + 2 x −1 2 2
3 2
5. + =3 x = − 1 ,2
x + 1 2x − 3 6
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Question 11
Solve each of the following fractional equations.
1 2
1. − =1 x = 1, 5
x − 2 2x − 3 2
1 6x
2. = x = 1,1
x + 1 11x − 1 2 3
24
3. = 11 − 2 x x = 5,7
2x −1 2 2
5 2 9
4. + = x = 3, 1
2x +1 2x −1 4 2 18
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LINEAR
SIMULTANEOUS
EQUATIONS
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Created by T. Madas
Question 1
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
1. 2 x + y = 11
3 x − y = 14 x = 5, y = 1
2. 2 x + 3 y = 18
x− y = 4 x = 6, y = 2
3. 3k + 2h = 19
4k − h = 18 k = 5, h = 2
4. 3a + 2b = 25
a − 3b = 1 a = 7, b = 2
5. 2 p + 3q = 11
5 p − 4q = 39 p = 7, q = −1
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Question 2
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
1. c + 2d = 13
2c − 5d = −1 c = 7, d = 3
2. 4 x + 3 y = 14
2x − y = 2 x = 2, y = 2
3. 4k − h = 15
5k + 2h = 22 k = 4, h = 1
4. 3a + 2b = 18
a + 5 = 3b a = 4, b = 3
5. 3 p + 2q = 13
5 p = 3q + 9 p = 3, q = 2
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Question 3
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
1. c + 2d = 9
2c = 5d + 9 c = 7, d = 1
2. 2a + b = 10
2a + 3b = 14 a = 4, b = 2
3. 3 x + 2 y = 14
2x − y = 7 x = 4, y = 1
4. 3a + 2b = 17
5a − 4b = 21 a = 5, b = 1
5. m + n = 5
5m − 3n = 1 m = 2, n = 3
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Question 4
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
1. 3P − 4Q = 0
5 P − Q = 17 P = 4, Q = 3
2. 3a + 4b = 13
−2a + 3b = 14 a = −1, b = 4
3. 3n + 2m = 14
5n − 7 m = 13 n = 4, m = 1
4. w + 3v = 19
5v − 4 w = 9 v = 5, w = 4
5. 3c + 2d = 8
6c + 7 d = 10 c = 4, d = −2
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Question 5
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
1. 7 k + 2h = 22
3k − 4h = 7 k = 3, h = 1
2
2. 4 p − 2q = 10
7 p − q = 10 p = 1, q = −3
3. 9t + 2r = −12
3r − 2t = 13 t = −2, r = 3
4. x + 2 y = 10
2x − 5 y = 2 x = 6, y = 2
5. 4a + 5b = 17
2a + 3b = 9 a = 3, b = 1
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Question 6
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
1. 4 M + N = 13
2 M + 3 N = 19 M = 2, N = 5
2. 7t + 2v = 15
3t − 4v = 4 t = 2, v = 12
3. 5 x + 2 y = 9
3x − 4 y = 8 x = 2, y = − 12
4. 5 P + 2Q = 16
3P − 4Q = 7 P = 3, Q = 12
5. 4 x − y = 8
6 x − 4 y = 17 x = 32 , y = −2
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Question 7
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
1. 3k − 2h = 3
5k − h = 12 k = 3, h = 3
2. 4c + 5d = 16
−2c + 3d = 14 c = −1, d = 4
3. 5u − 8v = 6
2u − 5v = 6 u = −2, v = −2
4. 3K + 2 L = 2
2 K − 5 L = 14 K = 2, L = −2
5. 3a − 5b = 8
5a + 4b = 38 a = 6, b = 2
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Question 7
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
1. x + 4 y = 3
3 x + 8 y = 10 x = 4, y = − 14
2. 3 x + 8 y = 16
7 x − 6 y = 25 x = 4, y = 14
3. x + 2 y = 5
y = 5x − 1 7 , y = 24
x = 11 11
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NON LINEAR
SIMULTANEOUS
EQUATIONS
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Created by T. Madas
Question 1
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
y = 2x + 5
a)
y = x2 − 3
y = 2x + 3
b)
y = x2 − x − 7
y = 4x
c)
y = x2 + 3
x = 2y
d)
x 2 + 3 xy = 10
y = 3x − 7
e)
y = x2 − 3x + 2
( −2,1) , ( 4,13) , ( −2, −1) , ( 5,13) , (1, 4 ) , ( 3,12 ) , ( 2,1) , ( −2, −1) , ( 3, 2 )
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Created by T. Madas
Question 2
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
y = x2 − 5x + 4
a)
y = x −1
y = 9 − 3x
b)
y 2 = 9 ( x − 1)
x+ y =3
c)
x 2 + y = 15
x+ y −3 = 0
d)
y = x2 + 3x − 2
2x + y = 5
e)
2 x 2 − 3 x = y + 16
(1,0 ) , ( 5, 4 ) , ( 2,3) , ( 5, −6 ) , ( −3, 6 ) , ( 4, −1) , (1, 2 ) , ( −5,8 ) , ( 72 , −2) , ( −3,11)
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Question 3
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
x 2 − 3 y + 11 = 0
a)
2x − y + 1 = 0
x= y+2
b)
x 2 + y 2 = 10
x = 3y − 7
c)
x 2 + 2 xy − y 2 = 7
2x − y = 4
d)
y 2 − 3 x 2 + 10 x = 11
y = x +1
e)
x2 + y 2 = 8x + 2 y − 9
( 2,5 ) , ( 4,9 ) , ( −1, −3) , ( 3,1) , ( 2,3) , ( −4,1) , (1, −2 ) , ( 5, 6 ) , ( 2,3)
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Created by T. Madas
Question 4
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
x− y =3
a)
x 2 + y 2 = 89
3 y − x + 10 = 0
b)
x 2 + y 2 = 20
y+x=2
c)
x 2 + y 2 = 10
y−x=3
d)
x 2 + y 2 = 29
y−x=4
e)
2 x 2 + xy + y 2 = 8
( 8,5 ) , ( −5, −8 ) , ( 4, −2 ) , ( −2, −4 ) , ( −1,3) , ( 3, −1) , ( −5, −2 ) , ( 2,5 ) , ( −1,3) , ( −2, 2 )
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Question 5
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
x+ y = 2
a)
3x 2 + y 2 = 2 ( x + 1)
x = 2 y +1
b)
y 2 + 8 = 3 xy
x + 2y = 3
c)
4 y 2 − x 2 = 33
2y + x = 3
d)
x 2 + 4 y 2 = 2 y + 18
5x + y = 7
e)
3 x 2 + y 2 = 21
(1,1) , ( 12 , 23 ) , ( 3,1) , ( − 11
5 5)
,− 8 , ( −4, 72 ) , ( 4, − 12 ) , ( − 23 , 94 ) , ( 2, −3) , ( 12 , 92 )
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Question 6
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
2y − x = 6
a)
x 2 + y 2 = 20
y−x=2
b)
2 x 2 + 3 xy + y 2 = 8
2y + x =1
c)
x2 + 2 y 2 = 3
y−x=4
d)
x 2 + 4 xy + y 2 + 8 = 0
3y = 1− x
e)
x 2 + y 2 = 29
( 2, 4 ) , ( − 22
5 5) (
, 4 , −2, 0 ) , ( 1 , 7 ) , ( −1,1) , ( 5 , − 1 ) , ( −2, 2 ) , ( −5, 2 ) , ( 26 , − 7 )
3 3 3 3 5 5
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Created by T. Madas
Question 7
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
x 2 − 3 xy + y 2 = 11
a)
3y − x = 1
xy = 3
b)
3 x + y = 10
2x − y = 1
c)
4 x2 + y 2 + 4 y = 9
2y + x = 4
d)
y = 2 x2 − 6 x + 5
3 x − y = 11
e)
2 x 2 − y 2 = 31
(14,5) , ( −7, −2 ) , ( 3,1) , ( 13 ,9 ) , (1,1) , ( − 32 , −4 ) , ( 2,1) , ( 34 , 13
8) ( ) (7 7)
, 4,1 , 38 , 37
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Created by T. Madas
Question 8
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
x = y+3
a)
x 2 + 3 y 2 = 37
2x + y = 3
b)
x2 + y2 = 5
2y + x = 6
c)
2 x 2 + y 2 = 57
3 x = 14 − y
d)
2 x2 = y
3x − y = 2
e)
4x + y2 = 5
( 5, 2 ) , ( − 12 , − 72 ) , ( 2, −1) , ( 52 , 11
5) (
, −4,5 ) , ( 1 , 16 ) , ( 2,8 ) , ( − 7 , 49 ) ,
3 3 2 2
(1,1) , ( − 19 , − 73 )
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Created by T. Madas
Question 9
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
y + 2x −1 = 0
a)
x 2 + y 2 = 10
2x + y = 6
b)
x + xy = 3
2x − y + 9 = 0
c)
x 2 + 2 xy + y 2 = 9
y = x2 + x + 1
d)
x + 2y = 4
x + y =1
e)
( x + 1)2 + 2 y = 12
5 ) ( ) (2 ) (
( −1,3) , ( 95 , − 13 , 3, 0 , 1 ,5 , −2,5 ) , ( −4,1) , ( −2,3) , ( 1 , 7 ) , ( 3, −2 ) , ( −3, 4 )
2 4
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Created by T. Madas
Question 10
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
2x = y +1
a)
x2 + y2 = 2
3x + y = 4
b)
x 2 + y 2 = 16
2x + y = 1
c)
x2 + y 2 = 1
2y + x + 3 = 0
d)
x 2 − 2 x + 3 y 2 = 11
x+ y =9
e)
x 2 − 3 xy + 2 y 2 = 0
(1,1) , ( − 15 , − 75 ) , ( 0, 4 ) , ( 12
5
, − 16 ) , ( 0,1) , ( 4 , − 3 ) , (1, −2 ) , ( − 17 , − 2 ) ,
5 5 5 7 7
( 6,3) , ( 92 , 92 )
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Created by T. Madas
Question 11
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
y + 3 = 2x
a)
16 + y 2 = 8 x
y + 3 = 3x 2 + 2 x + 2
b)
y + 3x = 1
x − 2y =1
c)
x 2 + y 2 = 29
2y = x + 2
d)
y2 = x2 − 7
2 x 2 + 3 y = 11
e)
2x − 3y = 1
( 52 , 2) , ( −2, 7 ) , ( 13 , 0 ) , ( 5, 2 ) , ( − 23
5
, − 14 ) , ( 4,3) , ( − 8 , − 1 ) , ( 2,1) , ( −3, − 7 )
5 3 3 3
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Created by T. Madas
Question 12
Solve each of the following sets of simultaneous equations.
3x + y = 8
a)
xy + y 2 = 8
3x = y − 4
b)
x 2 + y 2 = 34
2x − y = 1
c)
x2 + 2 x + y2 = 1
y − x −3 = 0
d)
xy ( y − x ) = 30
x− y =6
e)
( x + y )2 = 4
( 2, 2 ) , ( 14
3
, −6 ) , ( −3, −5 ) , ( 3 , 29 ) , ( 0, −1) , ( 2 , − 1 ) , ( 2,5 ) , ( −2, −5 ) ,
5 5 5 5
( 2, −4 ) , ( 4, −2 )
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