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What is a system of equations?

User Jim LAURIE
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Answer:

A system of equations is 2 or more equations that need to be solved. When you solve a system of equations, the answer is where the equations intersect on a graph. Sometimes there is 2 solutions (equations intersect twice), 1 solution (equations intersect once), no solution (equations don't intersect), or infinite solutions ( equations are the same).

They are usually solved using substitution, elimination, or simply looking at a graph to see where the lines intersect.

Some examples:

2x+3y=15

x-3y=3

y=x^2+1

2x-y= -4

User CyberProdigy
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Answer and Step-by-step explanation:

A system of equations is a group of equations that need to be manipulated in some way that will figure out the values of the variables.

The most common system of equations seen is a system of linear equations, which means that the degree of the variables is no more than 1. These can be solved using elimination, substitution, or even graphing, if applicable.

Hope this helps!

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