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Systems of Equations (Substitution)
Rule
The Substitution Method
- 1.
- Choose one equation and solve for one of the variables.
- 2.
- Put the expression you got in the first step into the equation you haven’t used yet. Solve that equation.
- 3.
- Take this solution and put it back into the first equation. Solve it.
- 4.
- Write the answer as coordinates:
ANSWER:
Example 1
Solve the system of equations
using the substitution method
- 1.
- Choose the equation you think looks easier and solve for one of the variables:
- 2.
- Insert the expression you just found into the equation you haven’t used yet:
- 3.
- Then put this value back into the first expression you found:
- 4.
- Write the answer as coordinates: