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Date: ______________ Period: ______

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Graphing Method

STEP ONE:
Look at the equations

Are they in slope-intercept form?

YES NO

GRAPH: REWRITE EQUATIONS:

CHECK THE SOLUTION:

SOLUTION:

The solution is:

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Flow Chart: Solving System of Linear Equations

Substitution Method

STEP ONE:
Look at the equations

Is there a variable isolated?

YES NO

SUBSTITUTE: ISOLATE A VARIABLE:

SUBSTITUTE: CHECK THE SOLUTION:

THE SOLUTION IS:

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Elimination Method
STEP ONE:
Look at the equations

Are they both in standard form?

YES NO

VARIABLE CHECK: REWRITE EQUATION(S):

Look at the equations

YES NO

ELIMINATION:
MULTIPLY THE EQUATION(S):

SOLVE:

CHECK THE SOLUTION:

SUBSTITUTE:

THE SOLUTION IS:

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Solving System of Linear Equations

How many solutions are there to the system?

METHOD: BEST TO USE: ONE SOLUTION NO SOLUTIONS INFINITE SOLUTIONS

GRAPHING
SUBSTITUTION
ELIMINATION