Solving harder linear Simultaneous Equations

7x - 4y = 37
1
2x + 3y =
-
6 2
1 x 3
2 x 4
In this case there is no single multiplier for one equation in order
to make coefficients the same, so we have to multiply both equations
Use the smallest possible multiplier to produce the smallest numbers
To work with
21x - 12y = 111
3
8x + 12y =
-
24 4
4 3 +
29x = 87
x = 3
Substitute in
2
(2 x 3) + 3y =
-
6
3y =
-
12 -6
29
y =
-
4
3
Check in
1
(7 x 3) - (4 x
-
4) = 37
Solving harder linear Simultaneous Equations
3x - 2y = 6
1
5x - 3y = 9 2
1 x 3
2 x 2
9x - 6y = 18
3
10x - 6y = 18 4
x = 0
Substitute in
1
(3 x 0) - 2y = 6
-2y = 6
y =
-
3 2
Check in
2
Subtract -
3 4
(5 x 0) (3 x
-
3) = 9
Practice
Solving non-linear Simultaneous Equations
Solve the simultaneous equations:
x
2
+ y
2
= 13
x + 3y = 3
The way to solving these is to convert them into quadratic
equations in the form ax
2
+ bx +c
Step 1
Rearrange the linear equation because this will be used to
substitute into the quadratic equation.
x = 3 3y
Make x the subject of the formula
because making y the subject would
look like this and would be harder
to substitute
3
3 x
y

Step 2
Substitute x = 3 3y into the non-linear equation
(3 - y)
2
+ y
2
= 13
Expand and simplify
(9y
2
-18y + 9) + y
2
= 13
Solving non-linear Simultaneous Equations
Step 3
Step 4
10y
2
-18y + 9 = 13
Rearrange to make the equation = 0
10y
2
-18y - 4 = 0
Factorise and solve the quadratic equation
(5y+1)(y-2) = 0
y = 2
5
1

y
Step 5
Substitute into the linear equation (easiest)
x + 3 x = 3
5
1

x =
5
3
3
5
1

y
When
When y = 2
x + 3 x 2 = 3 x =
-
3
Check your answers by substitution into the non-linear equation
Practice
Solving non-linear Simultaneous Equations
x
2
+ y
2
= 16
y = x - 4
Expand and simplify
Substitute into the non-linear equation
x
2
+ (x 4)
2
= 16
x
2
+ (x
2
- 8x + 16) = 16
2x
2
- 8x + 16 = 16
Rearrange to make the equation = 0
2x
2
- 8x = 0
2x(x 4) = 0
x = 0 x = 4
Substitute into the linear equation
When x = 0, y = -4
When x = 4, y = 0
Check the values in
the non linear equation