simultaneous equations
(noun)
finite sets of equations whose common solutions are looked for
Examples of simultaneous equations in the following topics:
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Parametric Equations
- Parametric equations are a set of equations in which the coordinates (e.g., $x$ and $y$) are expressed in terms of a single third parameter.
- Converting a set of parametric equations to a single equation involves eliminating the variable from the simultaneous equations.
- If one of these equations can be solved for $t$, the expression obtained can be substituted into the other equation to obtain an equation involving $x$ and $y$ only.
- In some cases there is no single equation in closed form that is equivalent to the parametric equations.
- One example of a sketch defined by parametric equations.
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Equations and Inequalities
- An equation states that two expressions are equal, while an inequality relates two different values.
- An equation is a mathematical statement that asserts the equality of two expressions.
- In an equation with a single unknown, a value of that unknown for which the equation is true is called a solution or root of the equation.
- In a set of simultaneous equations, or system of equations, multiple equations are given with multiple unknowns.
- Illustration of a simple equation as a balance.
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Linear Equations
- A linear equation is an algebraic equation in which each term is either a constant or the product of a constant and a single variable.
- A common form of a linear equation in the two variables $x$ and $y$ is:
- The parametric form of a linear equation involves two simultaneous equations in terms of a variable parameter $t$, with the following values:
- Linear differential equations are differential equations that have solutions which can be added together to form other solutions.
- Linear differential equations are of the form:
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Solving Systems Graphically
- A simple way to solve a system of equations is to look for the intersecting point or points of the equations.
- A system of equations (also known as simultaneous equations) is a set of equations with multiple variables, solved when the values of all variables simultaneously satisfy all of the equations.
- Once you have converted the equations into slope-intercept form, you can graph the equations.
- To determine the solutions of the set of equations, identify the points of intersection between the graphed equations.
- This graph shows a system of equations with two variables and only one set of answers that satisfies both equations.
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Solving Systems of Equations in Three Variables
- In mathematics, simultaneous equations are a set of equations containing multiple variables.
- A solution to a system of equations is a particular specification of the values of all variables that simultaneously satisfies all of the equations.
- Elimination by judicious multiplication is the other commonly-used method to solve simultaneous linear equations.
- Now subtract two times the first equation from the third equation to get
- Finally, subtract the third and second equation from the first equation to get
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Applications of Systems of Equations
- A system of equations, also known as simultaneous equations, is a set of equations that have multiple variables.
- The answer to a system of equations is a set of values that satisfies all equations in the system, and there can be many such answers for any given system.
- There are several practical applications of systems of equations.
- Now we need to set up our equations.
- Apply systems of equations in two variables to real world examples
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Linear and Quadratic Equations
- In an equation with a single unknown, a value of that unknown for which the equation is true is called a solution or root of the equation.
- In a set simultaneous equations, or system of equations, multiple equations are given with multiple unknowns.
- Linear equations do not include exponents.
- A quadratic equation is a univariate polynomial equation of the second degree.
- (If $a=0$, the equation is a linear equation.)
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Inconsistent and Dependent Systems
- In mathematics, a system of linear equations (or linear system) is a collection of linear equations involving the same set of variables.
- A solution to a linear system is an assignment of numbers to the variables such that all the equations are simultaneously satisfied.
- The equations of a linear system are independent if none of the equations can be derived algebraically from the others.
- When the equations are independent, each equation contains new information about the variables, and removing any of the equations increases the size of the solution set.
- For example, the equations
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Introduction to Systems of Equations
- A system of equations consists of two or more equations with two or more variables, where any solution must satisfy all of the equations in the system at the same time.
- A system of linear equations consists of two or more linear equations made up of two or more variables, such that all equations in the system are considered simultaneously.
- The solution to a system of linear equations in two variables is any ordered pair that satisfies each equation independently.
- We can verify the solution by substituting the values into each equation to see if the ordered pair satisfies both equations.
- Note that a system of linear equations may contain more than two equations, and more than two variables.
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Inconsistent and Dependent Systems in Three Variables
- Recall that a solution to a linear system is an assignment of numbers to the variables such that all the equations are simultaneously satisfied.
- The three planes could be the same, so that a solution to one equation will be the solution to the other two equations.
- First, multiply the first equation by $-2$ and add it to the second equation:
- Next, multiply the first equation by $-5$, and add it to the third equation:
- We can solve this by multiplying the top equation by 2, and adding it to the bottom equation: