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Systems of Equations. Solving by Graphing. Systems of Equations. One way to solve equations that involve two different variables is by graphing the lines of both equations on a coordinate plane.
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Systems of Equations Solving by Graphing
Systems of Equations • One way to solve equations that involve two different variables is by graphing the lines of both equations on a coordinate plane. • If the two lines cross the solution for both variables is the coordinate of the point where they intersect.
y = 2x + 0 & y = -1x + 3 Slope = 1/-1 Y Slope = 2/1 y-intercept= 0 X Up 2 and right 1 Up 1 and left 1 y-intercept= +3 (1,2) The solution is the point they cross at (1,2)
y = x - 3 & y = -3x + 1 Slope = 3/-1 Y Slope = 1/1 y-intercept= -3 X y-intercept= +1 The solution is the point they cross at (1,-2)
Graph y = x -3y = x + 2 Y X Solution= none
IDENTIFYING THE NUMBER OF SOLUTIONS NUMBER OF SOLUTIONS OF A LINEAR SYSTEM y y y x x x Lines intersect one solution Lines are parallel no solution Lines coincide infinitely many solutions
Systems of Equations Solving by Graphing