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Changing the Subject of the Formula
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What is the subject of a formula?

Variable alone on left with no numbers

In the formula y=3x+5y = 3x + 5, which variable is the subject?

yy

What is the opposite operation of addition?

Subtraction

What operation is opposite to squaring?

Taking the square root

What is the golden rule when rearranging equations?

Do same operation to both sides

To make nn the subject of C=40n+75C = 40n + 75, what is the first step?

Subtract 75 from both sides

What is vv when u=v+8u = v + 8 is rearranged to make vv the subject?

v=u8v = u - 8

Making aa the subject of c2=a2+b2c^2 = a^2 + b^2 gives:

a=c2b2a = \sqrt{c^2 - b^2}

What is the opposite operation of division?

Multiplication

When changing the subject, in which order should you work?

Reverse order - undo last operation first

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