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How Do You Solve for a Variable in Terms of Another Variable?
Solve for a in terms of b and for b in terms of a in this equation: a + 2b = 23
Summary
- 'a' and 'b' are variables
- Subtract '2b' from both sides to solve for 'a'
- The equation becomes 'a=23-2b'
- We can't combine anything on the right hand side because they are not like terms
- We have 'a' in terms of 'b'!
- Subtract 'a' from both sides to solve for 'b'
- Divide both sides by 2 to get 'b' alone
- We have 'b' in terms of 'a'!

Notes
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- 'a' and 'b' are variables
- We need to get 'a' in terms of 'b'
- This means that 'a' is by itself on one side, and all the 'b's are on the other side
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- 'b' is a variable
- Subtraction is the opposite of addition
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- 'a' and 'b' are variables
- Subtraction is the opposite of addition
-
- 'b' is a variable
-
- This means that 'a' is by itself on one side, and all the 'b's are on the other side
-
- 'a' and 'b' are variables
- We need to get 'b' in terms of 'a'
- This means that 'b' is by itself on one side, and all the 'a's are on the other side
-
- 'a' is a variable
- Subtraction is the opposite of addition
-
- 'a' and 'b' are variables
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- Division is the opposite of multiplication
-
- 'b' is a variable
-
- 'a' and 'b' are variables
- This means that 'b' is by itself on one side, and all the 'a's are on the other side