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Maths
Expressions and formulae
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The subject of a formula is a variable expressed in terms of the other __________.
equations
values
variables ✓
variants
x^2
is not the subject of the equation
x^2=9-y^2
. Why not?
Because the coefficient is not
1
.
Because the exponent of
x
is not
1
. ✓
Because
y^2
is the subject.
That's incorrect.
x^2
is the subject of the equation.
Which of these are rearrangements of the equation
5e-7=2d
?
7-5e=2d
5e-2d=7
✓
5e=7+2d
✓
2d+7=5e
✓
2d+5e=7
Which two inverse operations should you perform to both sides to solve the equation
6x+7=49
?
-49
+7
-7
✓
\times 6
\div 6
✓
Select the expressions that are equivalent to
{1\over3}(y-5)
.
{1\over3}y-5
{y\over3}-5
{y\over3}-{5\over3}
✓
{{y-5}\over3}
✓
y-{5\over3}
Match each expression to its description.
5d+2
⇔
d \text{ }
multiplied by
5
then add
2
✓
{d\over5}+2
⇔
d\text{ }
divided by
5
then add
2
✓
{{d+5}\over2}
⇔
d\text{ }
add
5
then divided by
2
✓
2d+5
⇔
d\text{ }
multiplied by
2
then add
5
✓
5(d+2)
⇔
d\text{ }
add
2
then multiplied by
5
✓
{1\over5}(d+2)
⇔
d\text{ }
add
2
then divided by
5
✓
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