105. DISCUSS: A Family of Equations The equation 3x + k – 5 = kx – k + 1 is really a family of equations, because for each value of k, we get a different equation with the unknown x. The letter k is called a parameter for this family. What value should we pick for k to make the given value of xa solution of the resulting equation? (a) x = 0 (b) x = 1 (c) x = 2
Equations and Inequations
Equations and inequalities describe the relationship between two mathematical expressions.
Linear Functions
A linear function can just be a constant, or it can be the constant multiplied with the variable like x or y. If the variables are of the form, x2, x1/2 or y2 it is not linear. The exponent over the variables should always be 1.
DISCUSS: A Family of Equations The equation
3x k 5 kx k 1
is really a family of equations, because for each value of k,
we get a different equation with the unknown x. The letter k
is called a parameter for this family. What value should we
pick for k to make the given value of x a solution of the
resulting equation?
(a) x 0 (b) x 1 (c) x 2
![105. DISCUSS: A Family of Equations The equation
3x + k – 5 = kx – k + 1
is really a family of equations, because for each value of k,
we get a different equation with the unknown x. The letter k
is called a parameter for this family. What value should we
pick for k to make the given value of xa solution of the
resulting equation?
(a) x = 0
(b) x = 1
(c) x = 2](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F1aef65ef-d032-4a93-a81d-0826c715961f%2F5ec75e58-05b6-453f-a188-929b4a9e26b4%2Felqf2si_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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