TASK 1

1.1 Screenshot of results of Give-it-a-go quiz.

1.2 Screenshot of results of Give-it-a-go-again quiz (You must achieve at least 60% in

this quiz).

1.3 Describe the question you identified and your strategy for addressing it (2-4 sentences).

“The gradient is positive when the path is heading uphill. What would the gradient of a downward
sloping line be?”

Consider the linear function: y = a x + b

a is the slope of the line. Slope means that a unit change in x, the independent variable will result in
b change in y by the amount of a.

slope = change in y/change in x = rise/run

Slope shows both steepness and direction. With positive slope the line moves upward when going
from left to right. With negative slope the line moves down when going from left to right.

1.4 Submit a short reflection (approximately 80 words) on your improvement between the Give-it-a-
go and Give-it-a-go again quizzes.
I did Give it a go quiz 2 times and then do Give it a go again. After Give it a go, I got some problem
how finding a gradient. But after practice 2 times, I have more confidence to do Quiz again.
 TASK 2

2.1 Convert the equation of the line 2y-4x=2 into format y=mx+c

2y-4x=2

=>2y=2+4x

=>y=1+2x

=>y=2x+1

2.2 The gradient including an explanation on how you found it (1 sentence).

A more common way to describe a linear equation is in the following form : y=mx+c

The value m represents the gradient of the line, so the gradient is 2

2.3 The y-intercept including an explanation on how you found it (1sentence).

The constant c gives the y-intercept. In the equation above, c = 1, so the y-intercept will be (0, 1)

2.4 The x-intercept including all working.

The x-intercept can be found by solving for x when y = 0.

0=2x+1

⇒2x+1=0

 2x=-1
−1
 x=
2
−1
which means the x-intercept will be ( , 0).
2

2.5 The sketch of the line including all elements listed. (Do not use software to draw

this sketch.)
 TASK 3

(1) Solve the following set of linear simultaneous equations using the elimination method and
then solve the same set of equations using the substitution method:

x + 4y = −3 (1)

5x + 3y = 2 (2)

Explain which method you found easiest to use to solve these equations and why.

The elimination method

Multiply equation (1) by 5, to get: 5x+20y=-15 (1)

So x can be eliminated by subtracting (1) from (2).

5x+3y-(5x+20y) = 2-(-15)

 5x+3y-5x-20y = 17
 3y-20y = 17
 -17y = 17

Solve this equation to find the solution for one variable: -17y=17 => y= -1

Substitute the answer found into either of the original equations to find the solution for the
remaining variable.

Using 1: y=-1 and x+4y=-3

 x+ 4 (-1) = -3
 x-4=-3
 x=1

The solution to these simultaneous equations is ( 1, -1).

 The substitution method

Step 1: Make one variable the subject of one of the equations. From 1:x=-3-4y

Step 2: Substitute for this variable in the other equation.

In (2) x can be replaced by -3-4y So (2) becomes

5 (-3-4y) + 3y = 2

Step 3: Solve this equation to find the solution for one variable.

5 (-3-4y) + 3y = 2

 -15-20y+ 3y = 2
 -15-17y = 2
 -17y = 2+15
 -17y = 17
 y=-1

Step 4: Substitute the answer found in step 3 into the equation obtained in step 1 to find the
solution for the remaining variable. y=−1and x=-3-4y

=> x=-3-4 (-1)

=> x =-3+4

=> x=1

So the solution for the simultaneous equations above is (1, -1).

I think the substitution method is easiest to use to solve these equations because the coefficients
of x in equation (1) is 1, it is easy to make x is the subject of one of the equations.

(2) Solve the following set of linear simultaneous equations using the elimination method

and then solve the same set of equations using the substitution method.

4x − 2y = −2 (1)

6x − 2y = −6 (2)

Explain which method you found easiest to use to solve these equations and why

The elimination method

For the equations above, the co-efficient of y in both cases is -2. So y can be eliminated by
subtracting (1) from (2).

6x-2y-(4x-2y) = -6-(-2)

 6x-2y-4x+2y = -4
 2x=-4

Step 2: Solve this equation to find the solution for one variable. 2x=-4

 x=-2
Step 3: Substitute the answer found in step 2 into either of the original equations to find the solution
for the remaining variable.

Using 2: x=-2 and 6x-2y=-6

 6 (-2) -2y =-6

 -12-2y=-6
 -2y=6
 y=-3

So again we have found the solution to these simultaneous equations is (-2;-3)

The substitution method

Step 1: Make one variable the subject of one of the equations. From 1:

4x-2y=-2

 2x-y=-1
 -y=-1-2x
 y=2x+1

Step 2: Substitute for this variable in the other equation.

In (2) y can be replaced by y=2x+1 So (2) becomes

6x-2 (2x+1) =-6

 6x-4x-2 = -6
 2x-2 =-6
 2x=-4
 X=-2

Step 4: Substitute the answer found in step 3 into the equation obtained in step 1 to find the
solution for the remaining variable. x=−2 and y=2x+1

=> y = 2 (-2) + 1

=> y =-4+1

=> y=-3

So the solution for the simultaneous equations above is (-2, -3).

In this case, I think the elimination method is easier because the coefficients of the variable y to
eliminate is the same for both equations.

(3) Using either the elimination method or the substitution method, solve the following set

of simultaneous linear equations and so identify if the set has no solutions or if it has

infinitely many solutions.

4x − 2y = −2
6x − 3y = 25
The substitution method

Step 1: Make one variable the subject of one of the equations. From 1:

4x-2y=-2

 2x-y=-1
 -y=-1-2x
 Y=2x+1

In (2) y can be replaced by y=2x+1 So (2) becomes

6x-3 (2x+1) =25

 6x-6x-3=25
 0x=25+3=28
 So The set has no solution