R d sharma solutions mathematics class 8 Solutions for Chapter 9 linear equation in one variable

Solve each of the following equations and also verify your solution:

1. 9 ¼ = y – 1 1/3

2. 5x/3 + 2/5 = 1

3. x/2 + x/3 + x/4 = 13

4. x/2 + x/8 = 1/8

5. 2x/3 – 3x/8 = 7/12

6. (x + 2) (x + 3) + (x – 3) (x – 2) – 2x(x + 1) = 0

7. x/2 – 4/5 + x/5 + 3x/10 = 1/5

8. 7/x + 35 = 1/10

9. (2x-1)/3 – (6x-2)/5 = 1/3

10. 13(y – 4) – 3(y – 9) – 5(y + 4) = 0

11. 2/3(x – 5) – 1/4(x – 2) = 9/2

Solve each of the following equations and also check your results in each case:

1. (2x+5)/3 = 3x – 10

2. (a-8)/3 = (a-3)/2

3. (7y + 2)/5 = (6y – 5)/11

4. x – 2x + 2 – 16/3x + 5 = 3 – 7/2x

5. 1/2x + 7x – 6 = 7x + 1/4

6. 3/4x + 4x = 7/8 + 6x – 6

7. 7x/2 – 5x/2 = 20x/3 + 10

8. (6x+1)/2 + 1 = (7x-3)/3

9. (3a-2)/3 + (2a+3)/2 = a + 7/6

10. x – (x-1)/2 = 1 – (x-2)/3

11. 3x/4 – (x-1)/2 = (x-2)/3

12. 5x/3 – (x-1)/4 = (x-3)/5

13. (3x+1)/16 + (2x-3)/7 = (x+3)/8 + (3x-1)/14

14. (1-2x)/7 – (2-3x)/8 = 3/2 + x/4

15. (9x+7)/2 – (x – (x-2)/7) = 36

16. 0.18(5x – 4) = 0.5x + 0.8

17. 2/3x – 3/2x = 1/12

18. 4x/9 + 1/3 + 13x/108 = (8x+19)/18

19. (45-2x)/15 – (4x+10)/5 = (15-14x)/9

20. 5(7x+5)/3 – 23/3 = 13 – (4x-2)/3

21. (7x-1)/4 – 1/3(2x – (1-x)/2) = 10/3

22. 0.5(x-0.4)/0.35 – 0.6(x-2.71)/0.42 = x + 6.1

23. 6.5x + (19.5x – 32.5)/2 = 6.5x + 13 + (13x – 26)/2

24. (3x – 8) (3x + 2) – (4x – 11) (2x + 1) = (x – 3) (x + 7)

25. [(2x+3) + (x+5)]2 + [(2x+3) – (x+5)]2 = 10×2 + 92

Solve the following equations and verify your answer:

1. (2x-3) / (3x+2) = -2/3

2. (2-y) / (y+7) = 3/5

3. (5x – 7) / (3x) = 2

4. (3x+5) / (2x + 7) = 4

5. (2y + 5) / (y + 4) = 1

6. (2x + 1) / (3x – 2) = 5/9

7. (1 – 9y) / (19 – 3y) = 5/8

8. 2x / (3x + 1) = 1

9. y – (7 – 8y)/9y – (3 + 4y) = 2/3

10. 6/ 2x – (3 – 4x) = 2/3

11. 2/3x – 3/2x = 1/12

12. (3x + 5)/ (4x + 2) = (3x + 4)/(4x + 7)

13. (7x – 2) / (5x – 1) = (7x +3)/(5x + 4)

14. ((x+1)/(x+2))2 = (x+2) / (x + 4)

15. ((x+1)/(x-4))2 = (x+8)/(x-2)

16. (9x-7)/(3x+5) = (3x-4)/(x+6)

17. (x+2)/(x+5) = x/(x+6)

18. 2x – (7-5x) / 9x – (3+4x) = 7/6

19. (15(2-x) – 5(x+6)) / (1-3x) = 10

20. (x+3)/(x-3) + (x+2)/(x-2) = 2

21. ((x+2) (2x-3) – 2×2 + 6)/(x-5) = 2

22. (x2– (x+1) (x+2))/(5x+1) = 6

23. ((2x+3) – (5x-7))/(6x+11) = -8/3

Find the positive value of x for which the given equation is satisfied:

(i) (x2- 9)/(5+x2) = -5/9

(ii) (y2 + 4)/(3y2 + 7) = 1/2

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