CHAPTER 3 LINEAR EQUATIONS

3.1 Solutions of Linear Equations in One Unknown

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Solve linear equations = Finding the value of the unknown which satisfies the equation. The solution of the equation is also known as the root of the equation. A linear equation in one unknown has only one root. To determine whether a given value is a solution of an equation, substitute the value into the equation. If the sum of the left hand side (LHS) = sum of right hand side (RHS), then the given value is a solution.

3.2 Solving Linear Equations in One Unknown through the operations +, , There are 4 different forms of linear equation as follows : Type I II III IV Equation x+a=b xa=b ax = b Operation + Solution x=ba x=b+a b x= a x=a b

and

x = b, a 0 a

Questions based on examination format

1.

Given that A. 6

2 m + 2 = 6, then m = 3

B. 8

C. 10

D. 12

2.

Given that A. -4

7 m +2 = 3, then m = 4 B. -2 C. 2 D. 4

3.

Given that A. -6

4m + 3 = 4, then m = 7 5

B. -4

C. 3

D. 6

4.

Given that A. 4

2 m = 9, then m = 1 5 B. 20 C. 25 D. 50

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5.

1 Given that (1 6q) + 9 = 4(q 3), therefore q = 3 A.

32 9

B.

1 6 3

C. 18

D. 32

6.

Given that A. 20

2p 3 = 5, then p = 5

B. 10

C. 5

D. 1

7.

Given that A. 1

1 m + 1 = 5, then m = 4 B. 16 C. 19 D. 24

8.

Given that 6 2(m 3) = m, then m = A. 0 B. 1 C. 3 D. 4

9.

Given that A. 0

3+ k 5 = 2k + 3, then k = 4 B. -2 C. -3 D. -5 2 (6k 1) = 3k, then k = 3 B.

2 3

10.

Given that 4 A.
1 3

C.

5 3

D.

7 3

11.

Given that A. -3

1 (m + 3) = 4 - 2(m + 5), therefore m = 3 B. -2 C. -1 D. 0

12.

Given that 2(3q + 7) - 3(q 2) = -1, therefore q = A. -2 B. -7 C. 4 D. 5

13.

Given that 3(1 2p) = 2(4p 9), therefore p = A.

2 3

B.

3 4

C.

6 5

D.

3 2

14.

Given that 2 A. 6

m = m - 2, then m = 3 B. 3 y = 4, then y = 3
2

C. 0

D. -3

15.

Given that 2 -

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A. 10

B. 6
1 x 2 = 6, then x = 8

C. -6

D. -10

16.

Given that A. 1

B. 32
2k + 3 = k 2. 7

C. 64

D. 81

17.

Solve the equation A. 1 7 4 7

B. 3

1 2

C. 3

3 4 1 2

D. 7

18.

Solve the equation 9m + 5(m 2) = 60. A. 3 B. 5

2m + 2 = 2. 3

C. 12

D. 17

1 2

19.

Solve the equation A. -12

B. -6
2 p = - 6, then p = 3

C. 0

D. 24

20.

Given that 2 A. 6

B. 12

C. -6

D. -12

Past Year SPM Questions

November 2003
1 p + 1 = 4, then p = 3 B. 9 C. 11

1. Given that
A. 1 July 2004

D. 15

2. Given that 7(k 3) = 1 4k, then k =

A. 2 November 2004 B. 7 C.
4 3

D.

4 1 1

3. Given that 3k 4 = 5(2 k ) then k =

A. -7 B. -3 C.
7 2

D.

7 4

July 2005

4. Given that
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h 5 = , then h = 2 4
3

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8 A. 5 November 2005

5 B. 8

5 C. 2

3 D. 2

5. Given that 10 3(2 w) = 9w + 2, calculate the value of w. 1 1 1 2 A. B. C. D. 6 4 5 3

July 2006

6. Given that 9 3(k 2) = 0 , then k =

A. 1 B. 2 C. 5 D. 8

November 2006 5 7. Given that 4k = 2(3 k ), then k = 2 17 1 7 17 A. B. C. 12 10 6 Jun 2007 8. Given that 9 3(k 8) = 3 k , find the value of k A. -9 B. -1 C. 15 D. 18 November 2007 x +1 = 2 x 1, find the value of x = 9. Given that 5 2 4 5 A. B. C. 9 1 1 9 Jun 2008 10. Given that A. 6 November 2008 11. Given that p + 2 = A.
1 2

D.

17 4

D.

2 3

1 (3n + 2) = n 2, calculate the value of n = 5 B. 2 C. 2 D. -6

3(1 2 p ) find the value of p = 4 1 1 B. C. 5 1 0

D.

1 6

Answers
SPM Format

1 4
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A C

2 5

B A

3 6
4

C A

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7 10 13 16 19

B B D C B

8 11 14 17 20

D A B D B

9 12 15 18

C B C B

SPM PAST YEAR QUESTIONS

1 4 7
10

B C A
A

2 5 8
11

D C C
A

3 6 9

A C D

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