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ALGEBRAIC FORMULAE

1. Express x as a subject of the formula:
Example :
2 = x y
y x = 2
2 2 2 + = + y x
2 + = y x
a) 5 + = x y
b) 0 2 = + y x





c) 0 3 2 = y x
d) 1 2 = x y






e) ) ( 2
2
1
= + y x

2. Express m as a subject of a formula:
Example :
p
n
m
=
np
n
m
n =
|
.
|

\
|

np m =
a) m k 2 =
b) p
m
k
=





c) E mc =
2




d)
m
t
s
2
=






e)
3
2m
pq =

2
3. Express x as a subject of the formula:
Example:
x y =
y x =
( )
2
2
y x =

2
y x =
a)
2
2 x r =
b)
3
x v =




c)
3
x n m = +
d) x q p = + 3




e)
4
x k =

4. Express t as a subject of the formula:
Example:
y
t
=

2
1 3

y t 2 1 3 =
1 2 3 + = y t

3
1 2 +
=
y
t

a) ( )t b a L + =
2
1

b) p
t
m
= 3





c) 5 5 7 = t r
d)
3
at u v + =







e) 3
2
2 =
r
t


3
5.
Example:
Given
2 =

+
a x
a x
, express x in terms of a .
( ) a x a x = + 2
a x a x 2 2 = +
x x a a = + 2 2
x a = 3
a x 3 =






a) Given that
x
x
y

+
=
1
1
, express x in terms
of y
b) Given that
v u f
1 1 1
+ =
, express u in
terms of v and f .










c) Given that
4
3
2
2
=

+
q p
q p
, express p in
terms of . q
d) Given that mn m p 2 3 = + , express m in
terms of n and p .














e) Given that
|
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|

\
|
=
C
C
B A
1
, express C in
terms of A and B .