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It is an expression because it does not contain an equality sign.

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How many terms are in the following expression 5a+3

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Q: Is 5a - 3 5(a 1) expression or equation?
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Describe a symbolic method for solving a linear equation?

i dont understand what you mean by symbolic but ill just do an example 2a + 3 = 4 - 5a first collect like terms 2a +3 -3 = 4 -3 -5a 2a = 4-3 - 5a 2a + 5a = 1 - 5a + 5a 2a + 5a = 1 7a = 1 divide both sides by the coefficient of the unknwown(i.e. the number in front of the letter) 7a/7 = 1/7 a = 1/7


How do you solve an equation with two equal signs?

An equation with two equal signs is really to explicit equations (or three implicit ones). For example, expession 1 = expression 2 = expression 3 is equivalent to expression 1 = expression 2 AND expression 2 = expression 3 and, by transitivity, expression 1 = expression 3 So you need to solve two of the above three.


What is the answer to 5a plus 1 equals a-3?

Answer to: 5a + 1 = a - 3a = -1


Is this true 5-3-5-(3-1)?

No, the expression 5-3-5-(3-1) evaluates to 3, not zero.


In the math equation 3x what is 3?

In a mathematical sense, 3x isn't an equation, but an expression. In this expression, 3 is a coefficnet.


What the slope of the line 2x-1?

3


Is this true 5-3-15-(3-1)?

The question contains an expression - not an equation nor an inequality. An expression cannot be true or false.


What is the root of -5a - 3 equals 3a?

We're not sure what the question means by "root". It may be what's usuallyreferred to as the "solution" of the equation ... the number that 'a' must be inorder to make the equation a true statement. Here's how to find the 'solution':- 5a - 3 = 3aAdd 5a to each side:- 3 = 8aDivide each side by 8:- 3/8 = a


What is 5a plus 3 plus 2a-2 plus a?

5a + 3 + (2a - 2) + a= 5a + 3 + 2a - 2 + a= 8a + 1


What is the difference between an algebraic expression and an equation?

Equation: x+3=3+x (notice the equal sign: equal; equation)Expression: x+3 (notice no equal sign)


Example of the difference between equation and an expression?

Equation: x+3=3+x (notice the equal sign: equal; equation)Expression: x+3 (notice no equal sign)


How do you solve m2 (-1-3)?

m2 (-1-3) is an expression, neither an equation nor an inequality. Therefpore, there is nothing to solve.