Chapter 2 Section 1: Solving Systems of Equations using Substitution

System #1

+ + = 24
{5 + 3 + = 56
+ =0

Step 3 Choose one of the new equations to

solve for one of the two remaining variables.

Step 1 Choose one equation to solve for x, y,

or z.

Step 2 Substitute the expression for the

chosen variable in the other two equations
and simplify.

Step 4 Substitute the expression for the

selected variable into the remaining equation
and solve.

Step 5 Substitute the values found into the

appropriate equations to complete the
solution.

Answer: (4,8,12)

System #2

Step 1 Choose one equation to solve for x, y,

or z.

Step 2 Substitute the expression for the

chosen variable in the other two equations
and simplify.

Step 3 Choose one of the new equations to

solve for one of the two remaining variables.

Step 4 Substitute the expression for the

selected variable into the remaining equation
and solve.

Step 5 Substitute the values found into the

appropriate equations to complete the
solution

++ =1
{ 6 + 9 12 = 14
12 + 18 24 = 11

Answer: no solution

System #3

+ =6
{10 2 + 10 = 60
2 + 2 + 2 = 12

Step 3 Choose one of the new equations to

solve for one of the two remaining variables.

Step 1 Choose one equation to solve for x, y,

or z.

Step 2 Substitute the expression for the

chosen variable in the other two equations
and simplify.

Step 4 Substitute the expression for the

selected variable into the remaining equation
and solve.

Step 5 Substitute the values found into the

appropriate equations to complete the
solution

Answer: (6-z,0,z)

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