Chapter 14
Establishing Ground Rules for Solving Equations
IN THIS CHAPTER
Knowing where to start when solving equations
Keeping your balance while performing equation manipulations
Doing a reality check and reconciling your work
Recognizing practical applications and using them
In this chapter, you find many different considerations involving solving equations in algebra. In earlier chapters, I cover the mechanics of working with algebraic expressions correctly. Now I put those rules to work by introducing the equal sign (=). Just as a verb makes a phrase into a sentence, an equal sign makes an expression into an equation. In this chapter, instead of dealing with expressions, such as 
, I show you how to prepare for solving equations, such as 
.
Two-term equations, such as 
, unlike two-term ...
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