1) Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing

Warm up: State the y-intercept and slope for each of the following graphs. Then, write a LINEAR equation for each
graph. (Linear equations: y=mx+b)

1) 2) 3)

m = _____ b = ______ m = _____ b = ______ m = _____ b = ______

y= _____ x + ______ y= _________________ y= _________________

Sketch the graph of each of the following linear equations

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4) 𝑦 = − 6𝑥 + 3 5) 𝑦 = 2
𝑥 − 2

6)
a) When graphing a single LINEAR equation, what does a “solution” mean?

b) State two solutions for problem 4 and two solutions for problem 5.
 What happens if there are TWO linear equations?
In the past we’ve been asked to solve/graph SINGLE linear equations
(such as y=2x+1). However, sometimes a problem requires more than one
equation. For example, look at the problem to the right.
Can you solve the riddle at the bottom of the image? Try it!

When there is a problem that involves/uses TWO or MORE equations, we call this a

________________ of _________________

There are ______________ methods to solve systems of equations:

1) _______________________, 2) _______________________, and 3) _______________________

Today we will be learning how to use the first way, the _______________________ method.

Example: Consider the following two equations:

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Equation (1): 𝑦 = 2
𝑥 − 2 Equation (2): 𝑦 = − 2𝑥 + 3

In a two variable problem you will graph each equation and note the point of intersection.

Step 1: Graph Equation (1)

Step 2: Graph Equation (2) on the same graph with Equation (1)

Step 3: The solution is the intersection of the two graphs

Solution:
Solve each system by graphing. State the solution as a coordinate pair.
11) Look at the problems below. Given the way each equation is written, is it easy to solve by
graphing? Why or why not?
My answer:
I think it is ___________ because
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________

Teacher answer: ________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________

Summary: When should I use the Graphing method?

When _________equations are written in __________ form (_____________)

2) Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substituting
Warm up: Solve each system by graphing

Review: There are ______methods to solve systems of equations:

1) _______________________, 2) _______________________, and 3) _______________________

Today we will be learning how to use the second way, the _______________________ method.

Goal: SUBSTITUTE one equation into the other in order to create a single equation
Example: Consider the following two equations:
Equation (1): − 7𝑥 − 2𝑦 = − 10 Equation (2): 𝑦= − 6𝑥 + 15

Step 1: Equation (2) is in the form “y =”, which means that the variable “y” equals some value. Substitute this
value of y from equation (2) into equation (1).

Equation (1) − 7𝑥 − 2𝑦 = − 10 now becomes

New Equation (1)

Step 2: Solve for x in the New Equation (1)

Step 3: Substitute the value of x into the original Equation (1).

Step 4: Check your answers by substituting the x and y values in one of the original equations. The left and
right side of each equation should be equal.
Solve each system by substitution.

1) 𝑦 = 6𝑥 − 11 2) 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 1
− 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = − 7 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = − 1

3) 𝑦 =− 3𝑥 + 5 4) 𝑦 =− 5𝑥 − 17
5𝑥 − 4𝑦 =− 3 − 3𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 3

5) 𝑦 = 2 6) 𝑦 = 5𝑥 − 7
4𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 18 − 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 = − 12
7) 𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 4 8) 𝑦 =− 4𝑥 − 2
4𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 1 𝑦 = 6𝑥 − 8

−𝑥 −4𝑥
9) 𝑦 = 4
+6 10) 𝑦 = 3
+6
𝑦=4 𝑦=2

11) 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 5 12) 𝑦 =
𝑥
+3
𝑥 3
𝑦= − 3 −8 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 2

13) 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 4 14) 𝑥 = 3𝑦 + 1
− 4𝑥 − 6𝑦 =− 16 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 12

Summary: When should I use the Substitution method?

When one equation is in _______________ form (___________)
When the other equation is in __________ form (___________)
3) Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Elimination
Review: There are 3 methods to solve systems of equations:

1) _______________________, 2) _______________________, and 3) _______________________

Today we will be learning how to use the third way, the _______________________ method.

Goal: rewrite the equations so when they are added together (combined), one of the variables will be
ELIMINATED, and then we can solve for the remaining variable.

Example: Consider the following two equations:

Equation (1): 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 15
Equation (2): 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 2

Step 1: Change Equation (1) by multiplying by ______ to obtain a new and equivalent Equation (1).

Equation (1) 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 15 ← multiply both sides by _______

New Equation (1)

Step 2: Add New Equation (1) to Equation (2) to obtain a combined equation.

New Equation (1)

Equation (2)
_______________________
Combined equation:

Step 3: Substitute the value of y into the original Equation (1).

Step 4: Check your answers by substituting the x and y values into one of the original equations. The
left and right side of each equation should be equal.
Solve each system of equations by elimination.

1) − 4𝑥 − 2𝑦 =− 12 2) 4𝑥 + 8𝑦 = 20
4𝑥 + 8𝑦 = − 24 − 4𝑥 + 2𝑦 =− 30

3) 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 11 4) − 6𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 1
2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 19 6𝑥 + 4𝑦 =− 10

5) − 2𝑥 − 9𝑦 =− 25 6) 8𝑥 + 𝑦 =− 16
− 4𝑥 − 9𝑦 =− 23 − 3𝑥 + 𝑦 = − 5

7) − 6𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 6 8) 7𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 24
− 6𝑥 + 3𝑦 =− 12 8𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 30
9) 5𝑥 + 𝑦 = 9 10) − 4𝑥 + 9𝑦 = 9
10𝑥 − 7𝑦 =− 18 𝑥 − 3𝑦 =− 6

11) − 3𝑥 + 7𝑦 =− 16 12) − 7𝑥 + 𝑦 =− 19
− 9𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 16 − 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 =− 19

13) 16𝑥 − 10𝑦 = 10 14) 8𝑥 + 14𝑦 = 4

− 8𝑥 − 6𝑦 = 6 − 6𝑥 − 7𝑦 =− 10

Summary: When should I use the Elimination method?

When _________equations are written in __________ form (_____________)
 4) Solving systems using any method
Now that we know all three methods to solving systems of equations, we must learn WHEN to use each
method.

Use: Use: Use:

If: If: If:

Solve each system using any method.

1) 6𝑥 + 7𝑦 =− 9 2) 𝑦 =
2𝑥
−1
3
− 4𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 5
𝑦=3

3) 𝑦 =
−13𝑥
+7 4) 8𝑥 + 3𝑦 =− 9
4
3𝑥 6𝑥 =− 18
𝑦= 4
−9

5) 𝑦 =
−4𝑥
+6 6) 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 4
3
8𝑥 − 3𝑦 =− 6
𝑦=2

7) − 4𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 9 8) 𝑦 =
−3𝑥
+4
4
5𝑥 = 15 1
𝑦= 2
𝑥 −1
9) 6𝑥 + 9𝑦 =− 24 10) 𝑦 =
−4𝑥
+1
3
3𝑦 = 6
𝑥 =3

11) 𝑦 =
𝑥
−4 12) 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 11
3
2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 19
𝑦 =− 6

13) − 𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 4 14) 𝑦 =
8𝑥
−1
5
2𝑥 = 16 −4𝑥
𝑦= 3
−1

15) 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 10 16) 4𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 18
𝑥 𝑦= −2
𝑦= 3 +1