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1.01 Introduction to simultaneous equations

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Introduction to simultaneous equations
1

Describe the graphical solution of a system of two linear equations.

2

Each graph below shows a system of two equations. Write down the solution to each system as a point in the form \left(x, y\right).

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3

The following graph displays a system of two equations.

a
How many solutions does this system of equations have?
b
Write down the solution to the system of equations as an ordered pair \left(x, y\right).
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The following graph displays a system of two equations.

How many solutions does this system of equations have?

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Solutions of simultaneous equations
5

Explain how to determine that a given ordered pair is a solution of a system of equations.

6

Consider the system of equations:

\begin{aligned} y &= x + 4 \\ y &= 2 x + 1 \end{aligned}

a

Is \left(3, 7\right) a solution of the system of equations?

b

Is \left(2, 6\right) a solution of the system of equations?

7

Consider the system of equations:

\begin{aligned} y &= x - 8 \\ y &= -2x + 1 \end{aligned}

a

Is \left(3, -5\right) a solution of the system of equations?

b

Is \left(6, -2\right) a solution of the system of equations?

8

Consider the system of equations:

\begin{aligned} y &= x + 8 \\ y &= 3x + 2 \end{aligned}

a

Is \left(3, 11\right) a solution of the system of equations?

b

Is \left(2, 10\right) a solution of the system of equations?

9

Determine whether each ordered pair is a solution of the system of linear equations:

\begin{aligned} x + y &= 10 \\ 2 x + 6 y &= 48 \end{aligned}

a

\left(1, 9\right)

b

\left(3, 7\right)

10

Determine whether each ordered pair is a solution of the system of linear equations:

\begin{aligned} x + y &= 10 \\ 2x + 6y &= 48 \end{aligned}

a

\left(4, 6\right)

b

\left(3, 7\right)

11

Determine whether each ordered pair is a solution of the system of linear equations:

\begin{aligned} 4 y &= 5 x - 13 \\ 5 x - y &= 22 \end{aligned}

a

\left(5, 3\right)

b

\left(7, 13\right)

12

Determine whether each ordered pair is a solution of the system of linear equations:

\begin{aligned} 4 x &= 19 - y \\ x - 3 y &= - 5 \end{aligned}

a

\left(5, -1\right)

b

\left(4, 3\right)

13

Determine whether each ordered pair is a solution of the system of linear equations:

\begin{aligned} 5y &= 3x + 11 \\ 5x - y &= 11 \end{aligned}

a

\left(3, 4\right)

b

\left(5, 14\right)

14

Consider the system of linear equations:

\begin{aligned} 5x &= 28 - y \\ x - 4y &= -7 \end{aligned}

Determine if the following points solve the equations simultaneously:

a

\left(3, 16\right)

b

\left(5, 3\right)

15

Consider the system of equations:

\begin{aligned} y &= x - 8 \\ y &= - 2 x + 1 \end{aligned}

Determine if the following points satisfy the system:

a

\left(3, - 5 \right)

b

\left(6, - 2 \right)

c

\left(4, - 4 \right)

16

Consider the system of equations:

\begin{aligned} y &= x - 11 \\ y &= -3x + 1 \end{aligned}

Determine if the following points satisfy the system:

a

\left(3, -8\right)

b

\left(4, -7\right)

c

\left(6, -5\right)

17

Consider the system of equations:

\begin{aligned} y &= x - 8 \\ y &= -3x + 4 \end{aligned}

Determine if the following points satisfy the system:

a

\left(3, -5\right)

b

\left(4, -4\right)

c

\left(5, -3\right)

18

Determine whether each ordered pair is a solution of the system of linear equations:

\begin{aligned} y &= 5x - 4 \\ y &= -x + 20 \end{aligned}

a

\left(4, 16\right)

b

\left(2, 18\right)

c

\left(3, -11\right)

19

Determine whether each ordered pair is a solution of the system of linear equations:

\begin{aligned} x + 4 y &= 10 \\ x - y &= - 5 \end{aligned}

a

\left(3, 2\right)

b

\left(2, 2\right)

c

\left( - 2 , 3\right)

20

Determine if following ordered pairs is a solution to the system of equations:

\begin{aligned} y &= 2x - 3 \\ y &= -x + 3 \end{aligned}

a

\left(4, -1\right)

b

\left(3, -3\right)

c

\left(2, 1\right)

21

Determine if following ordered pairs is a solution to the system of equations:

\begin{aligned} x + 4y &= 14 \\ x - y &= -6 \end{aligned}

a

\left(3, 3\right)

b

\left(2, 3\right)

c

\left(-2, 4\right)

22

Does there exist a value for x and y that satisfy the following two equations simultaneously?

a
\begin{aligned} y &= - 4 x + 4 \\ y &= - 8 x + 4 \end{aligned}
b
\begin{aligned} y &= 4x + 5 \\ y &= -7x + 5 \end{aligned}
23

Consider the following system of equations:

\begin{aligned} x + y &= 7 \\ x - y &= 3 \end{aligned}

a

Using the first equation, x + y = 7, find the value of y when x = 5.

b

Using the second equation, x - y = 3, find the value of y when x = 5.

c

Is \left(5, 2\right) a solution of the system?

24

Consider the following system of equations:

\begin {aligned} 2 x + 7 y &= - 13 \\ 3 x + 8 y &= - 4 \end{aligned}

a

Using the first equation, 2 x + 7 y = - 13, find the value of y when x = 4.

b

Using the second equation, 3 x + 8 y = - 4, find the value of y when x = 4.

c

Is \left(4, - 3 \right) a solution of the system?

25

Consider the following system of equations:

\begin{aligned} y &= 6 x - 7 \\ 4 x + 3 y &= 67 \end{aligned}

a

Using the first equation, y = 6 x - 7, find the value of y when x = 4.

b

Using the second equation, 4 x + 3 y = 67, find the value of y when x = 4.

c

Is \left(4, 17\right) a solution of the system?

26

Consider the following system of equations:

\begin{aligned} x + y &= 9 \\ x - y &= -5 \end{aligned}

a
Using the first equation, x + y = 9, find the value of y when x = 2.
b
Using the second equation, x - y = -5, find the value of y when x = 2.
c
Is \left(2, 7\right) a solution of the system?
27

Consider the following system of equations:

\begin{aligned} y &= 2x - 9 \\ 4x + 3y &= 3 \end{aligned}

a

Using the first equation, y = 2x - 9, find the value of y when x = 3.

b

Using the second equation, 4x + 3y = 3, find the value of y when x = 3.

c

Is \left(3, -3\right) a solution of the system?

28

Find the coordinates of the point of intersection for the following pairs of lines:

a

The vertical line x = 2 meets the line y = 7 x-1.

b

The vertical line x = 2 meets the line y = 7x - 2.

c

The horizontal line y = 3 meets the line y = 2 x - 3.

d

The horizontal line y = -4 meets the line y = 4x + 4.

29

Consider a system consisting of two straight lines with different gradients.

a

Which of the following statement is true?

  • If two lines have different gradients, then they must intersect.

  • Even if two lines have different gradients, they still might not intersect.

b

How many solutions will our system of two straight lines have?

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