Question

What are 3 techniques for solving a system of equations?

Accepted Answer

*Graphing*: graph each equation and find any point of intersection.    

*Substitution*: solve one equation for a variable and substitute its expression into another equation to solve for the second variable.    

*Elimination*: algebraically manipulate the equations such that combining them results in an equation containing only one variable.

Flashcard 11 - Next Generation Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Flashcard Set for the ACCUPLACER Test

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