Unit 1 Learning Targets
LT 1-2: I can solve a linear equation given a situation.
LT 1-3: I can solve a complex linear equation.
LT 1-4: I can solve an equation for a desired variable.
LT 1-5: I can solve an inequality in one-variable.
LT 1-6: I can write a compound inequality given a situation.
LT 1-7: I can solve an absolute value equation.
Linear equations can be used to solve mathematical and real-world problems. You can solve linear equations by using the properties of equality.
Help Videos:
● How Do You Solve a Two-Step Equation?
● How Do You Solve a Two-Step Equation with Fractions by Multiplying Away the Fraction?
Practice:
The properties of equality are used to solve equations that have variables on each side. If an equation is true for all values of
x, then it has infinitely many solutions; if it is not true for any value of x, then it has no solutions.
Help Videos:
● How Do You Solve an Equation with Variables on Both Sides and Grouping Symbols?
● How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using an Equation with Variables on Both Sides?
Practice:
Literal equations are equations with two or more variables. They are solved by rewriting the equation to highlight the variable of interest.
Help Videos:
● How Do You Solve a Formula for a Variable?
Practice:
The solution to an inequality in one variable is solved by using the properties of inequalities.
Help Videos:
● How Do You Solve and Graph a Two-Step Inequality?
● How Do You Solve a Word Problem by Writing an Inequality?
Practice:
A compound inequality is a combination of two or more inequalities used to describe multiple constraints.
Help Videos:
● How Do You Solve an and Compound Inequality and Graph It on a Number Line?
● How Do You Solve an or Compound Inequality and Graph It on a Number Line?
Practice:
The solution to an absolute value equation either has two solutions, one positive and one negative, or if there is no value of x that makes the absolute value equation true, it has no solution. The solution to an absolute value inequality is a compound inequality that uses or or and.
Help Videos:
● How Do You Figure Out If an Absolute Value Inequality is an and or an or Compound Inequality?
● How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using an Absolute Value Inequality?
Practice: