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      Non-solutions to simultaneous linear equations

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can identify what happens to the equations when a point other than the intersection is substituted into the equations.

      Key learning points

      1. If a point on neither line is substituted into the equations, neither equation will be valid
      2. If a point on one of the lines is substituted into the equations, one equation will be valid
      3. Depending on the location of the point, the equation may evaluate to a bigger or smaller value
      4. Replacing the equals sign with an inequality sign would make the statement true

      Keywords

      • Simultaneous equations - Equations which represent different relationships between the same variables are called simultaneous equations.

      • Inequality - An inequality is used to show that one expression may not be equal to another.

      Common misconception

      Pupils may mix-up the x and y coordinates.

      Remind pupils that the x value is read from the x-axis and is read first. The y value is read from the y-axis and is read second.

      Teacher tip

      If pupils are a little uncertain over declaring whether the y value is greater than or smaller than the value of the expression then you may wish to encourage pupils to check their answer with the graph and the inequality statement.

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      Lesson video

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match up the inequalities to the statements.

      Correct Answer:$$x<3$$,values less than 3
      Correct Answer:$$x\le3$$,values less than or equal to 3
      Correct Answer:$$x>3$$,values greater than 3
      Correct Answer:$$x\ge3$$,values greater than or equal to 3

      Q2.
      Which of these are valid inequalities?

      Correct answer: $$3<5$$
      $$2<-2$$
      $$-2>-1$$
      Correct answer: $$-5<-3$$
      $$-4>0$$

      Q3.
      Which of these solutions satisfy the equation $$y=3x-1$$?

      $$x=-3 , y=-8$$
      $$x=0 , y=2$$
      Correct answer: $$x=2 , y=5$$
      $$x=5 , y=10$$
      $$x=8 , y=21$$

      Q4.
      Which of these coordinates are on the line with equation $$y=2x+5$$?

      (-5, -15)
      Correct answer: (-3, -1)
      (0, 2)
      (4, 28)
      Correct answer: (7, 19)

      Q5.
      Using the graph or otherwise, what is the solution to the equations $$y=2x+5$$ and $$y=2-x$$ simultaneously?

      An image in a quiz
      $$x=-2, y=4$$
      Correct answer: $$x=-1, y=3$$
      $$x=0, y=5$$
      $$x=1, y=3$$
      $$x=2, y=0$$

      Q6.
      Which of these equations is $$x=5, y=3$$ a solution to?

      Correct answer: $$y=13-2x$$
      $$y=x+2$$
      $$y=2x+7$$
      $$y=3x-6$$
      Correct answer: $$y=4x-17$$

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Which of these coordinates satisfy the inequality $$y>2x$$?

      Correct answer: (0, 3)
      (1, 1)
      Correct answer: (2, 5)
      (3, 4)
      (6, 10)

      Q2.
      Using the graph of $$y=5-2x$$ (or otherwise) which coordinates satisfy the inequality $$y<5-2x$$?

      An image in a quiz
      Correct answer: (-2, 3)
      (0, 6)
      Correct answer: (1, 2)
      (2, 3)
      (3, 0)

      Q3.
      Match the solutions to the descriptions. Use the graphs to help you.

      An image in a quiz
      Correct Answer:$$x=-2, y=2$$,Solution to $$y=\frac{1}{2}x+3$$ but not a solution to $$y=3x-2$$
      Correct Answer:$$x=1, y=1$$,Solution to $$y=3x-2$$ but not a solution to $$y=\frac{1}{2}x+3$$
      Correct Answer:$$x=2, y=4$$,Solution to both $$y=3x-2$$ and $$y=\frac{1}{2}x+3$$ simultaneously
      Correct Answer:$$x=5, y=5$$,Not a solution to $$y=3x-2$$ nor a solution to $$y=\frac{1}{2}x+3$$

      Q4.
      Which statements are true for the point (2, 3)?

      An image in a quiz
      Correct answer: $$y<2x+1$$
      $$y>2x+1$$
      $$y<5-2x$$
      Correct answer: $$y>5-2x$$

      Q5.
      Match the coordinates to the correct statements.

      An image in a quiz
      Correct Answer:(-3, 3),$$y>2x+5$$ and $$y<2-x$$
      Correct Answer:(-2, 4),$$y>2x+5$$ and $$y=2-x$$
      Correct Answer:(-1, 2),$$y<2x+5$$ and $$y<2-x$$
      Correct Answer:(0, 5),$$y=2x+5$$ and $$y>2-x$$
      Correct Answer:(1, 1),$$y<2x+5$$ and $$y=2-x$$
      Correct Answer:(2, 2),$$y<2x+5$$ and $$y>2-x$$

      Q6.
      Which coordinate pair satisfies the inequalities $$y>x-1$$ and $$y<2x-1$$?

      An image in a quiz
      (-2, 2)
      (0, 3)
      (2, 6)
      Correct answer: (3, 4)
      (4, 1)

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