Crucigrama Solving Linear EquationsVersión en línea Identify the steps of solving linear equations in one variable. por Christine Will 1 The principle used to isolate x by multiplying/dividing the same thing to both sides of the equation. 2 Use the distributive law of multiplication over addition 3 Clear by multiplying through each term of the equation by the LCD. 4 The principle used to isolate x by adding the same thing to both sides of the equation. 5 Combine these parts of an expression if they have the same variable by adding the coefficients and keeping the variable. 2 3 5 4