c+CalcLantern

Linear equation solver

Solve one equation in the form ax + b = c.

How this works

Subtract b from both sides, then divide by a when a is nonzero.

Example

Using the example inputs, x is 5.

a coefficient
3
b constant
6
c value
21
x
5

Scope and assumptions

Linear equations only. This is not a general symbolic algebra system.

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