Algebra II : Solving Equations

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Example Questions

Example Question #31 : Solving Equations

Solve  if .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Plug in  for  in the  equation to get

 

Example Question #32 : Solving Equations

Solve for . When

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Given the equation,

  and  

Plug in  for  to the equation,  


Solve and simplify. 


Example Question #33 : Solving Equations

Solve for , when .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Plug in the  value for .

Simplify

Subtract

Example Question #1 : Linear Systems With Two Variables

If

and

Solve for  and .

Possible Answers:

None of the available answers

Correct answer:

Explanation:

rearranges to

and

, so

Example Question #111 : Algebra

Solve for  in the system of equations:

Possible Answers:

The system has no solution

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In the second equation, you can substitute  for  from the first.

Now, substitute 2 for  in the first equation:

 

The solution is 

Example Question #23 : How To Find The Solution To An Equation

Solve for :

Possible Answers:

None of the other answers

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for , you must isolate it from the other variables. Start by adding to both sides to give you . Now, you need only to divide from both sides to completely isolate . This gives you a solution of .

Example Question #31 : Algebraic Functions

For the following equation, if x = 2, what is y?

Possible Answers:

16

9

1

25

7

Correct answer:

9

Explanation:

On the equation, replace x with 2 and then simplify.

Example Question #8 : How To Factor An Equation

Solve for .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is a quadratic equation. We can solve  for either by factoring or using the quadratic formula. Since this equation is factorable, I will present the factoring method here.

The factored form of our equation should be in the format .

To yield the first value in our original equation (),  and .

To yield the final term in our original equation (), we can set  and .

Now that the equation has been factored, we can evaluate . We set each factored term equal to zero and solve.

Example Question #4 : How To Find The Solution For A System Of Equations

Without drawing a graph of either equation, find the point where the two lines intersect.

Line 1 : 

Line 2 : 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the point where these two lines intersect, set the equations equal to each other, such that  is substituted with the  side of the second equation. Solving this new equation for  will give the -coordinate of the point of intersection.

Subtract from both sides.

Divide both sides by 2.

Now substitute  into either equation to find the -coordinate of the point of intersection.

With both coordinates, we know the point of intersection is . One can plug in  for  and  for  in both equations to verify that this is correct.

Example Question #22 : How To Find The Solution For A System Of Equations

What is the sum of and for the following system of equations?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Add the equations together.

Put the terms together to see that .

Substitute this value into one of the original equaitons and solve for .

Now we know that , thus we can find the sum of and .

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