document.write( "Question 23756: sovle. check your solution. -7=9+2g
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document.write( "solve. check your solution. 5h+2-h=22 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #12531 by AnlytcPhil(1806)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! -7 = 9 + 2g\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "To get used to algebra, at first make sure every term has a sign either a + or\r\n" ); document.write( "a - on its left side. The -7 already has a sign on its left. The 9 does not\r\n" ); document.write( "have a sign left of it so we put a + left of it\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " -7 = +9 + 2g \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "There is one term on the left, -7, and two terms on the right, +9 and +2g. \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "There are no terms that will combine on the left or right.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "1. We want to get rid of all terms on the left which DON'T contain the unknown\r\n" ); document.write( "letter g.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "2. 1. We want to get rid of all terms on the right which DO contain the unknown\r\n" ); document.write( "letter g.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " The -7 does not contain a g and it is on the left side, so we need to\r\n" ); document.write( "get rid of it by adding its opposite, +7 to both sides\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " -7 = +9 + 2g\r\n" ); document.write( " +7 +7\r\n" ); document.write( " ------------------\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Add vertically:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " -7 = +9 + 2g\r\n" ); document.write( " +7 +7\r\n" ); document.write( " ------------------\r\n" ); document.write( " 0 = +16 + 2g\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Now e have a new equation:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " 0 = +16 + 2g\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "The first thing we come to is the +16. It does not contain h and it is on the\r\n" ); document.write( "right side, so we leave it alone.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "The next thing we come to is the +2g on the right side. It contains a g so we\r\n" ); document.write( "must get rid of the +2g on the right by adding its opposite -2g to both sides\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " 0 = +16 + 2g\r\n" ); document.write( " -2g - 2g \r\n" ); document.write( " --------------------\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Add vertically\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " 0 = +16 + 2g\r\n" ); document.write( " -2g - 2g \r\n" ); document.write( " --------------------\r\n" ); document.write( " -2g + 0 = +16 + 0\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "We can eliminate the zeros\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " -2g = +16\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "When we get it down to just one term on the left with the letter and just one\r\n" ); document.write( "term on the right with just a number, that's when we DIVIDE both sides by\r\n" ); document.write( "the coefficient of the unknown letter on the left:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " -2g +16\r\n" ); document.write( " ————— = ————\r\n" ); document.write( " -2 -2\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Now you can cancel the -2's on the left and divide +16 by -2, getting -8 on the\r\n" ); document.write( "right \r\n" ); document.write( " 1 -8\r\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " |