Solving for X
Equations demand symmetry:
operations exercised
left and right of equal signs
to isolate the quantity
which will solve for x.
Solving for X © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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A mathematical meditation on the matter of "what you do on one side of the equation, you must do to the other," as in:
2x - 4 = 0 (our initial algebraic equation)
2x - 4 + 4 = 0 + 4 (adding 4 to both sides)
2x = 4 (the result)
2x / 2 = 4 / 2 (dividing by 2 on both sides)
x = 2 (the result)
now checking that by putting the number back in where x was:
(2 x 2) - 4 = 0
4 - 4 = 0
0 = 0
Submitted: May 25, 2020