Using Elimination
x + 2y = 13
-x + y = 5
(1,6)
y = x + 1
x - y = 1
No Solution
When graphing a system, the solution lies at the point of _____.
Intersection
A group of 2 adults and 4 children pay $95 for admission to a water park. A different group of 3 adults and 7 children pay $155 for admission to the same water park. Write and solve a system of equations that can be used to determine the admission price to the water park for a adult and child.
Adult: $20
Child: $12.50
6x - 5y = 27
3x + 10y = -24
What is (2, -3)
Solve the system by using substitution
{(y=2x),(7x-y=15):}
(3, 6)
What does a system of linear equations with no solutions look like?
Two Parallel Lines
Sally plans to start a business selling t-shirts. She figures in one month it will cost her $210 in operating expenses plus $5 for every shirt. She plans to sell each shirt for $12. In one month how many t-shirts does Sally have to sell to break even?
30 t-shirts
2x + 5y = 11
4x + 3y = 1
what is (-2, 3)
3x - 30 = y
7y - 6 = 3x
(12, 6)
Solve the system by graphing:
{(y=2x+1),(y=3x-1):}
Isabella has 26 coins made up of quarters and nickels that have a value of $4.10. How many of each coin does Isabella have?
14 quarters and 12 nickels
Solve the system by using elimination:
{(4x+2y=14),(7x-3y=-8):}
(1, 5)
y - x = 2
y = -1/4 x + 7
(4, 6)
Graph the system of linear inequalities:
{(y=2x+3),(y=-1/2x-2):}
A farmhouse shelters 23 animals. Some are pigs and some are ducks. Altogether there are eighty legs. how many of each animal are there?
What is 6 ducks and 17 pigs.
Solve the system by using elimination:
8x + 3y = 4
5y = 7x - 34
What is (2, -4)
2x + y = 3
4x + 4y = 8
What is (1, 1)
Find a linear system that has the following:
a. The solution is (-3, 7)
b. Write equations in standard form.
c. One slope is positive. One slope is negative.
Answers will vary
Your task is to find the weight of all three reindeer (Rudolph, Donner, and Prancer) using a linear system of equations. When Rudolph and Donner were weighed together they weighed in at 345 kg. When Rudolph and Prancer were weighed together they weighed in at 332 kg. Prancer and Donner weighed in at 357 kg together.
Rudolph weighed 160 kg
Prancer weighed 172 kg
Donner weighed 185 kg