SIMULTANEOUS

EQUATIONS – ONE
QUADRATIC AND THE
OTHER LINEAR
MISS R. PHILLIPS
 OBJECTIVES
◦ Identify a linear equation;
◦ Identify a quadratic equation;
◦ Know the purpose of an equation;
◦ Use substitution method to solve a pair of equations in two
variables when one equation is quadratic on non-linear and the
other linear.
 LINEAR EQUATION
◦ A linear equation is an equation where the highest degree of the
variable/power is ONE
◦ EXAMPLE:
 QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
◦ An equation where the highest degree of the variable is TWO.
◦ These are solved either by FACTORIZATION OR QUADRATIC
FORMULA;
◦ The general form is
 SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS
◦ a set of two or more equations,
◦ each containing two or more variables;
◦ whose values can simultaneously satisfy both or all
the equations in the set,
◦ the number of variables being equal to or less than the
number of equations in the set.
 QUADRATIC LINEAR
SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS
◦These look like this:

◦ Eq. 1
◦ Eq. 2
 PURPOSE OF AN EQUATION
◦ To find the value(s) of the variable(s)
 HOW TO SOLVE USING
SUBSTITUTION
◦ Eq. 1 ◦ Identify the linear equation which in this
example is equation 2
◦ Eq. 2 ◦ Make one of the variable the subject. In this
example is already the subject so we can
bypass that step.
◦ Having made one of the variable the subject,
substitute the expression in the other equation.
◦ In this example we would substitute
for in equation 1
Having made the substitution we will now
simplify what we have
 HOW TO SIMPLIFY
◦ Recall :
◦ Using the FOIL method:
◦
◦ OR
◦ STEPS TO SQUARE A BINOMIAL EXPRESSION :
1. Square the first term
2. Find the product of the terms in bracket and multiply the result by 2
3. Square the last term:
4. Hence
 SOLVING

◦ Expand the left hand side (LHS)

◦ You should recognize that this is a quadratic
equation so rearrange the equation in the form
◦ Using the factorization method we get

◦ Use either the factorization method or

quadratic formula to solve the equation.
◦ ◦ Now that we know the values of one variable
we will use them to find the values of the other
◦ When variable.
◦ When ◦ Having found all the values write a concluding
◦ The solutions are statement.
 EXAMPLE 2
◦Solve the pair of simultaneous equations
 SOLUTION
◦ You should have recognized that equation
1 is the linear equation since the highest
power of the variable is 1
◦ Hence make one of the variable in
equation 1 the subject.
◦ - simplify
◦ I will make the subject because if I chose
◦ should recognize its quadratic so arrange
I am going to get a fraction as the
in the general form
expression and I want to avoid that since it
is easier to work without fractions.
◦ Replace with in equation 2
 SOLVING

◦ Using the method of Factorization

◦ Product
◦ Sum
◦ The combinations that give 6 are

◦ The two numbers that give 6 when multiplied and – 7 when added are – 1 and – 6
◦ The equation becomes factorize by grouping you get

◦ Solve for in both cases

 SOLVING
◦ When
◦ When

◦ The solutions are

 EXAMPLE 3
◦Solve the pair of simultaneous equations
 SOLUTION
◦ You should recognize that equation
2 is the linear equation
◦ rearrange in general for of quadratic eqn we
get
◦ You should have also observed that
one of the variable (y) is already
the subject of the linear equation
◦ This gives
◦ So let us just go ahead and replace
y with into equation 1
 SOLVING
◦ Since we have used factorization in the other two examples. Let us use the quadratic formula in this one.
◦ From the equation
◦ The quadratic formula is
◦ Hence
 SOLVING
◦ When
◦ When
◦ Hence the solns are
 TRY THESE
◦ Solve the following pairs of simultaneous equations: