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SYSTEM OF LINEAR
EQUATIONS
Introduction:
Simultaneous Equation
Is referred as a system of linear which is a
collection of 2 or more linear equations, each
containing 1 or more variables.
Examples:
x + 2y = 5
3x y = 1
variables
Example: Solve by
substitution
To solve the following
set of simultaneous equations:
5x + y = 4
(1)
2x - 3y = 5
(2)
From (1) :
y = 4 - 5x
(3)
substitute (3) into (2)
2x - 3(4 - 5x) = 5
2x -12 + 15x = 5
17x = 17 or x = 1
Substitute x=1 into (3): y = 4 - 5x
y = 4 - 5(1) = -1
Thus the solution is x=1, y= -1 or (1, -1).
Example: Solve by
substitution
To solve the following
set of simultaneous equations:
3x + 4y = 17
(1)
2x y = 15
(2)
From (2)
y = 2x 15 (3)
Substitute (3) into (1)
3x + 4(2x 15) = 17
3x + 8x 60 = 17
11x = 77 or x = 7
Substitute x= 7 into (3) : y = 2 (7) 15 = -1
Thus, the solution is x=7, y = -1 or (7, -1)
Steps:
(1) Decide which of the two
unknowns in the equations to be
eliminated.
(2) Do some row operations, if
necessary, so that the terms in
the two equations containing the
unknown to be eliminated become
thesame.
Elimination Method
(3)Removethetermscontaining
theunknowntobeeliminated.
Thetermscanbeeliminated
eitherbysubtractingone
equationfromtheotherorby
addingthetwoequationsinthe
system,dependingontherow
operationsdoneinstep2above.
Elimination Method
(4)Solvefortheremaining
unknownintheequationresulted
fromtheoperationdoneinstep3
above.
(5)Replacetheunknownwiththe
valuefoundinstep4abovein
oneofthetwooriginalequations
andsolvefortheunknown
eliminatedearlier.
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