How to solve one-step equations - Algebra
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Solve for
:

Solve for :

Add
to both sides.

Add to both sides.
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Solve for
:

Solve for :
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Solve for
:

Solve for :

Multiply both sides by
.

Multiply both sides by .
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Solve for
:

Solve for :

Multiply both sides by
.

Multiply both sides by .
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What is the solution of 3x = 9?
What is the solution of 3x = 9?
When solving a one step equation like this, we do the inverse operation to isolate the variable. In this case, we have 3x = 9, so we divide both sides by 3 to get x = 3.
3x = 9
(3x)/3 = (9)/3
x = 3
When solving a one step equation like this, we do the inverse operation to isolate the variable. In this case, we have 3x = 9, so we divide both sides by 3 to get x = 3.
3x = 9
(3x)/3 = (9)/3
x = 3
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Solve for
.

Solve for .

Add 15 to each side of the equation.

Add 15 to each side of the equation.
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Identify the imaginary part of the following complex number:

Identify the imaginary part of the following complex number:
A complex number in its standard form is of the form:
, where
stands for the real part and
stands for the imaginary part. The symbol
stands for
.
The imaginary part is
.
A complex number in its standard form is of the form: , where
stands for the real part and
stands for the imaginary part. The symbol
stands for
.
The imaginary part is .
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Find the conjugate of
.
Find the conjugate of .
The conjugate is
so that when
is multiplied by its conjugate we get

Since 
we get
.
The conjugate is so that when
is multiplied by its conjugate we get
Since
we get
.
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Identify the real part of
.
Identify the real part of .
A complex number in its standard form is of the form:
, where
stands for the real part and
stands for the imaginary part. The symbol
stands for
.
The real part is 0.
In this problem there is no real part. Hence the real part equals 0.
A complex number in its standard form is of the form: , where
stands for the real part and
stands for the imaginary part. The symbol
stands for
.
The real part is 0.
In this problem there is no real part. Hence the real part equals 0.
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Identify the imaginary part of
.
Identify the imaginary part of .
A complex number in its standard form is of the form:
, where
stands for the real part and
stands for the imaginary part. The symbol
stands for
.
The imaginary part equals
based on the definition of a complex number in standard form which is
.
A complex number in its standard form is of the form: , where
stands for the real part and
stands for the imaginary part. The symbol
stands for
.
The imaginary part equals based on the definition of a complex number in standard form which is
.
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Identify the conjugate of
.
Identify the conjugate of .
The conjugate of an imaginary number is the opposite of the given imaginary part. For example the conjugate of
is
and conjugate of
equals 
The conjugate of an imaginary number is the opposite of the given imaginary part. For example the conjugate of is
and conjugate of
equals
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Find the conjugate of
.
Find the conjugate of .
Since
is a real number its conjugate is also
.
Since is a real number its conjugate is also
.
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Solve for
:

Solve for :

First we will add
to both sides.


Then we will multiple both sides by
to isolate
.

First we will add to both sides.
Then we will multiple both sides by to isolate
.
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What is the value of
?

What is the value of ?
Simplifying for
gives you
. Thus, the value of
is 3.
Simplifying for gives you
. Thus, the value of
is 3.
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What is the smaller root of
?
What is the smaller root of ?
To determine the roots of the equation, you must set each expression equal to 0. In this case, there are two expressions being multiplied. Thus, you must set
and
, which would give you
and
as roots, with
being the smaller root.
To determine the roots of the equation, you must set each expression equal to 0. In this case, there are two expressions being multiplied. Thus, you must set and
, which would give you
and
as roots, with
being the smaller root.
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Solve for
:

Solve for :
Simplify the equation to get
. Simplify further to get
, which then gives you
.
Simplify the equation to get . Simplify further to get
, which then gives you
.
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Solve for
.

Solve for .

Multiply the terms in parentheses using the distributive property.

Then, combine like terms on both sides of the equation.

Then, put the
terms on the left and the integers on the right:

Divide both sides by two to isolate
.

Multiply the terms in parentheses using the distributive property.
Then, combine like terms on both sides of the equation.
Then, put the terms on the left and the integers on the right:
Divide both sides by two to isolate .
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Solve for
.

Solve for .

Add 8 to both sides.

Simplify.

Add 8 to both sides.
Simplify.
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