Simultaneous Equations
Solving Simultaneous Equations
Simultaneous equations are a group of two or more equations in two or more variables. We sometimes solve them to find the values of the variables.
Note that simultaneous equations are also called a “system of equations”.
Video
This video from Maynooth University shows how to solve two linear simultaneous equations.
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This other video from Maynooth University explains how to solve two simultaneous equations when one equation is linear but the other equation is not.
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Notes
These notes from MathCentre are a resource for simultaneous equations, how to solve them and what they look like graphically.
A pdf of this document can be downloaded here.
Interactive Exercises
Try the following NUMBAS exercises to practise solving simultaneous equations.
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