Solving a System of Nonlinear

Equations by Elimination
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navigation software
application on your
phone?

What is the use of a

navigation software
application?
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Navigation software
applications may show
where you are on the
map, the shortest
route to your
destination, and the
approximate time it
will take to reach your
destination.
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Global positioning
system (GPS) is
responsible for this
useful technology.

What is GPS?
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GPS works through
triangulation of
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satellite may detect
that you are
somewhere inside a
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If the signals from
different satellites
around the earth are
combined, your exact
location may be
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This is how we apply

systems of nonlinear
equations.
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What are the other methods of
solving systems of nonlinear
equations aside from
substitution?

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 Systems of Nonlinear Equations

A system of nonlinear equations consists of two or more

equations with at least one equation that is not linear.

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 Systems of Nonlinear Equations

Example:
The system is an example of a system of nonlinear
equations.

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 Systems of Nonlinear Equations

The solution of a system of equations is an ordered pair

that makes all the equations in the system true. The
solutions can be real or complex. However, we will only
consider real solutions because complex numbers are not
possible to graph on a Cartesian plane.

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 Systems of Nonlinear Equations

Example:
The solutions of the system are and .

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 Solving Systems of Nonlinear Equations

Methods in solving systems of nonlinear equations:

 Substitution
 Elimination
 Graphing

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 Elimination Method

In elimination method, we eliminate one of the variables

in both equations. Then, we solve for the value of the
remaining variable.

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When is it easier to use the
elimination method when
solving systems of nonlinear
equations?

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 Elimination Method

Steps in solving systems of nonlinear equation using

elimination:

1. Eliminate one variable by adding or subtracting the two

equations.

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 Elimination Method

Steps in solving systems of nonlinear equation using

elimination:

2. Solve for the other variable in the resulting equation.

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 Elimination Method

Steps in solving systems of nonlinear equation using

elimination:

3. Determine the value of the variable you eliminated by

substituting the value of the other variable in one of the
equations in the system.

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How do you determine if an
ordered pair is a solution to a
system of equations?

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elimination.

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In finding the value of the other
variable, you may use any of the two
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Determine whether each ordered pair is a solution to
the system below or not.

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Find the solutions of the following systems of
nonlinear equations.
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● A system of nonlinear equations consists of two
or more equations with at least one equation that
is not linear.

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● The solution of a system of equations is an
ordered pair that makes the equations in the
system true.

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● To solve systems of nonlinear equations using
elimination, follow these steps:

1. Eliminate one variable by adding or

subtracting the two equations.

a. There are times when it is necessary to

multiply an equation or both equations by a
real number before eliminating a variable.
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● To solve systems of nonlinear equations using
elimination, follow these steps:

2. Solve for the other variable in the resulting

equation.

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● To solve systems of nonlinear equations using
elimination, follow these steps:

3. Determine the value of the variable you have

eliminated by substituting the value of the
other variable in one of the equations in the
system.

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