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Solving Linear Equations: Warm-up and Special Systems

This text provides a warm-up exercise to solve linear equations and examples of special systems of linear equations with different numbers of solutions.

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Solving Linear Equations: Warm-up and Special Systems

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  1. Warm Up Solve each equation. 1.2x + 3 = 2x + 4 2. 2(x + 1) = 2x + 2 3. Solve 2y – 6x = 10 for y no solution infinitely many solutions y =3x + 5 Solve by using any method. y = 3x + 2 x – y = 8 5. 4. (6, –2) (1, 5) 2x + y = 7 x + y = 4

  2. Module 7-1 Objectives Solve special systems of linear equations in two variables. Classify systems of linear equations and determine the number of solutions.

  3. y = x – 4 Show that has no solution. –x + y = 3 y = x – 4 y = 1x –4 –x + y = 3 y = 1x + 3 Example 1: Systems with No Solution Method 1 Compare slopes and y-intercepts. Write both equations in slope-intercept form. The lines are parallel because they have the same slope and different y-intercepts. This system has no solution.

  4. y = x – 4 Show that has no solution. –x + y = 3  –4 = 3 Example 1 Continued Method 2 Solve the system algebraically. Use the substitution method because the first equation is solved for y. Substitute x – 4 for y in the second equation, and solve. –x + (x – 4) = 3 False. This system has no solution.

  5. y = x – 4 Show that has no solution. –x + y = 3 Example 1 Continued Check Graph the system. –x + y = 3 The lines appear are parallel. y = x– 4

  6. If two linear equations in a system have the same graph, the graphs are coincident lines, or the same line. There are infinitely many solutions of the system because every point on the line represents a solution of both equations.

  7. y =3x + 2 Show that has infinitely many solutions. 3x – y +2= 0 y = 3x + 2 y = 3x + 2 3x – y + 2= 0 y = 3x + 2 Example 2: Systems with Infinitely Many Solutions Method 1 Compare slopes and y-intercepts. Write both equations in slope-intercept form. The lines have the same slope and the same y-intercept. If this system were graphed, the graphs would be the same line. There are infinitely many solutions.

  8. y =3x + 2 Show that has infinitely many solutions. 3x – y +2= 0 y = 3x + 2 y − 3x = 2 3x − y + 2= 0 −y + 3x = −2  0 = 0 Example 2 Continued Method 2 Solve the system algebraically. Use the elimination method. Write equations to line up like terms. Add the equations. True. The equation is an identity. There are infinitely many solutions.

  9. Caution! 0 = 0 is a true statement. It does not mean the system has zero solutions or no solution.

  10. 3y = x + 3 y = x + 1 y = x + 1 x + y = 1 Example 3A: Classifying Systems of Linear Equations Classify the system. Give the number of solutions. 3y = x + 3 Solve x + y = 1 Write both equations in slope-intercept form. The lines have the same slope and the same y-intercepts. They are the same. The system has infinitely many solutions.

  11. x + y = 5 y = –1x + 5 4 + y = –x y = –1x – 4 Example 3B: Classifying Systems of Linear equations Classify the system. Give the number of solutions. x + y = 5 Solve 4+ y = –x Write both equations in slope-intercept form. The lines have the same slope and different y-intercepts. They are parallel. The system has no solutions.

  12. y = 4(x + 1) y = 4x + 4 y –3 = x y = 1x + 3 Example 3C: Classifying Systems of Linear equations Classify the system. Give the number of solutions. y = 4(x + 1) Solve y – 3 = x Write both equations in slope-intercept form. The lines have different slopes. They intersect. The system has one solution.

  13. Example 4: Application Jared and David both started a savings account in January. If the pattern of savings in the table continues, when will the amount in Jared’s account equal the amount in David’s account? Use the table to write a system of linear equations. Let y represent the savings total and x represent the number of months.

  14. + Jared y = $25 x $5 $40 $5 y + David = x y = 5x + 25 y = 5x+ 40 y = 5x + 25 y = 5x+ 40 Example 4 Continued Total saved for each month. amount saved start amount is plus Both equations are in the slope-intercept form. The lines have the same slope but different y-intercepts. The graphs of the two equations are parallel lines, so there is no solution. If the patterns continue, the amount in Jared’s account will never be equal to the amount in David’s account.

  15. Tonight’s HW: p. 161/162 #13-31 odds

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