An equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=equation&did=431" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,431,'equation');return false;" style="color:#009000;">equation is a mathematical statement that shows the equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=equality&did=457" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,457,'equality');return false;" style="color:#009000;">equality of two equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=expressions&did=132" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,132,'expressions');return false;" style="color:#009000;">expressions. To solve an equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=equation&did=431" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,431,'equation');return false;" style="color:#009000;">equation, you need to find the value of the variable that makes the equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=equation&did=431" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,431,'equation');return false;" style="color:#009000;">equation true.
A linear equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=equation&did=431" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,431,'equation');return false;" style="color:#009000;">equation is an equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=equation&did=431" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,431,'equation');return false;" style="color:#009000;">equation of the form ax + b = c, where a, b, and c are equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=constants&did=134" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,134,'constants');return false;" style="color:#009000;">constants, and x is the variable. To solve a linear equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=equation&did=431" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,431,'equation');return false;" style="color:#009000;">equation, isolate the variable on one side of the equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=equation&did=431" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,431,'equation');return false;" style="color:#009000;">equation by performing inverse equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=operations&did=277" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,277,'operations');return false;" style="color:#009000;">operations.
A quadratic equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=equation&did=431" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,431,'equation');return false;" style="color:#009000;">equation is an equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=equation&did=431" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,431,'equation');return false;" style="color:#009000;">equation of the form ax^2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c are equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=constants&did=134" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,134,'constants');return false;" style="color:#009000;">constants, and x is the variable. To solve a quadratic equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=equation&did=431" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,431,'equation');return false;" style="color:#009000;">equation, you can use methods like equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=factoring&did=280" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,280,'factoring');return false;" style="color:#009000;">factoring, completing the equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=square&did=38" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,38,'square');return false;" style="color:#009000;">square, or using the equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=quadratic+formula&did=346" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,346,'quadratic formula');return false;" style="color:#009000;">quadratic formula.
An equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=inequality&did=573" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,573,'inequality');return false;" style="color:#009000;">inequality is a mathematical statement that shows the relationship between two equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=expressions&did=132" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,132,'expressions');return false;" style="color:#009000;">expressions, where one is equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=greater+than&did=18" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,18,'greater than');return false;" style="color:#009000;">greater than, equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=less+than&did=20" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,20,'less than');return false;" style="color:#009000;">less than, equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=greater+than&did=18" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,18,'greater than');return false;" style="color:#009000;">greater than or equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=equal+to&did=108" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,108,'equal to');return false;" style="color:#009000;">equal to, or equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=less+than&did=20" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,20,'less than');return false;" style="color:#009000;">less than or equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=equal+to&did=108" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,108,'equal to');return false;" style="color:#009000;">equal to the other.
A linear equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=inequality&did=573" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,573,'inequality');return false;" style="color:#009000;">inequality is an equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=inequality&did=573" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,573,'inequality');return false;" style="color:#009000;">inequality of the form ax + b < c or ax + b > c, where a, b, and c are equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=constants&did=134" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,134,'constants');return false;" style="color:#009000;">constants, and x is the variable. To solve a linear equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=inequality&did=573" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,573,'inequality');return false;" style="color:#009000;">inequality, you can use similar methods as solving equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=linear+equations&did=278" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,278,'linear equations');return false;" style="color:#009000;">linear equations, but you also need to consider the direction of the equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=inequality&did=573" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,573,'inequality');return false;" style="color:#009000;">inequality sign.
A quadratic equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=inequality&did=573" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,573,'inequality');return false;" style="color:#009000;">inequality is an equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=inequality&did=573" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,573,'inequality');return false;" style="color:#009000;">inequality of the form ax^2 + bx + c < 0 or ax^2 + bx + c > 0. To solve a quadratic equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=inequality&did=573" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,573,'inequality');return false;" style="color:#009000;">inequality, you can use techniques such as equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=graphing&did=572" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,572,'graphing');return false;" style="color:#009000;">graphing or testing intervals to determine the equations-and-inequalities-1/california-standards?dictionary=solution&did=432" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,432,'solution');return false;" style="color:#009000;">solution set.