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How do you work a simultaneous equation?
You cannot work a simultaneous equation. You require a system of equations. How you solve them depends on their nature: two or more linear equations are relatively easy to solve by eliminating variables - one at a time and then substituting these values in the earlier equations. For systems of equations containing non-linear equations it is simpler to substitute for variable expression for one of the variables at the start and working towards the other variable(s).
How do you use different techniques to solve linear equations?
1. Elimination: Select two equations and a variable to eliminate. Multiply each equation by the coefficient if that variable in the other equation. If the signs of the coefficient for that variable in the resulting equations are the same then subtract one new equation from the other. If they have opposite signs then add them. You will now have an equation without that variable. Repeat will other pairs and you will end up with one fewer equation and one fewer variable. Repeat this process: after each round you will have one fewer equation and one fewer variable. Keep going until you are left with one equation in one variable. Solve that. Then work backwards solving for the other variables.2. Substitution: Select a equation and a variable. Make that variable the subject of the equation. The right hand side of this equation is an expression for that variable. Substitute this expression for the variable is each of the other equations. Again, one fewer equation in one fewer variable. Continue until you are left with one equation in one variable. Solve that. Then work backwards solving for the other variables.3. Matrix inversion: If A is the nxn matrix of coefficients, X is the nx1 [column] matrix of variables and B is the nx1 matrix of the equation constants, then X = A^-1*B where A^-1 is the inverse of matrix A.
What do you do when you have two equations mutiply or divide?
To solve two simultaneous equations - usually two equations with the same two variables each - you can use a variety of techniques. Sometimes you can multiply one of the two equations by a constant, then add the two equations together, to get a resulting equation that has only one variable. Sometimes you can solve one of the equations for one variable, and replace this variable in the other equation. Once again, this should give you one equation with a single variable to be useful.
When using the substitution to solve nonlinear system of equations you should first see if you can one variable if you can one variable in one of the equation in the system?
The general idea is to solve one of the equations for one variable - in terms of the other variable or variables. Then you can substitute the entire expression into another equation or other equations; as a result, if it works you should end up having one less equation, with one less variable.
How can i solve and graph linear equations?
To solve a linear equation, you can use algebraic techniques such as isolating the variable by performing inverse operations. For example, if you have an equation like 2x + 3 = 9, you can subtract 3 from both sides to isolate the variable x. To graph a linear equation, you can plot points by choosing values for one variable, finding the corresponding values for the other variable, and connecting the points to form a straight line. The slope-intercept form (y = mx + b) is particularly useful for graphing linear equations, where m represents the slope and b represents the y-intercept.
