LINEAR
EQUVATION IN
TWO VARIABLE
CLASS -9
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INTRODUCTION
• Any equation which can be put in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and
c are real numbers, and a and b are not both zero, is called a linear
equation in two variables. Eg: x + y = 176,.2s + 3t = 5, p + 4q = 7, πu + 5v =
9 and 3 = 2 x – 7y
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Linear Equations
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Forms of Linear Equations in Two Variables
A linear equation in two variables
can be in different forms like
standard form, intercept form and
point-slope form. For example, the
same equation 2x + 3y=9 can be
represented in each of the forms
like 2x + 3y - 9=0 (standard form), y
= (-2/3)x + 3 (slope-intercept form),
and y - 5/3 = -2/3(x + (-2)) (point-
slope form). Look at the image By:JESSY
given below showing all these
three forms of representing linear
equations in two variables with
examples.
Graphical representation
• The graphical representation of the pairs of linear equations in two variables
includes two straight lines which could be:
• intersecting lines
• parallel lines or
• coincident lines.
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Solving Pairs of Linear Equations in Two Variables
• There are five methods to solve pairs of linear equations in two variables as
shown below:
• Graphical Method
• Substitution Method
• Cross Multiplication Method
• Elimination Method By:JESSY
Graphical Method for Solving Linear Equations in Two Variables
The steps to solve linear equations in two variables graphically are given below:
• Step 1: To solve a system of two equations in two variables graphically, we graph
each equation.
• Step 2: To graph an equation manually, first convert it to the form y = mx+b by solving
the equation for y.
• Step 3: Start putting the values of x as 0, 1, 2, and so on and find the corresponding
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• Step 4: Identify the point where both lines meet.
• Step 5: The point of intersection is the solution of the given system.
Q Find thesolution of the following
system of equations graphically.
-x+2y-3 =0
3x+4y-11=0
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Graphical representation
• Consider a system of two linear
equations: a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and
a2x + b2y + c2 = 0. Here we can
understand when a linear system with
two variables is
consistent/inconsistent and
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independent/dependent.
Method of Substitution
• To solve a system of two linear equations in two variables using the
substitution method, we have to use the steps given below:
• Step 1: Solve one of the equations for one variable.
• Step 2: Substitute this in the other equation to get an equation in terms of a
single variable.
• Step 3: Solve it for the variable.
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• Step 4: Substitute it in any of the equations to get the value of another
variable.
Cross Multiplication Method
Method of Elimination
To solve a system of linear equations in two variables using the elimination method, we
will use the steps given below:
• Step 1: Arrange the equations in the standard form: ax+by+c=0 or ax+by=c.
• Step 2: Check if adding or subtracting the equations would result in the cancellation of
a variable.
• Step 3: If not, multiply one or both equations by either the coefficient of x or y such that
their addition or subtraction would result in the cancellation of any one of the variables.
• Step 4: Solve the resulting single variable equation.
• Step 5: Substitute it in any of the given equations to get the value of another variable.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 8. When the digits are reversed,
the number is increased by 18. Find the number.
Ake's piggy bank has 11 coins (only quarters or dimes) that have a total value
of $1.85. How many dimes and quarters does the piggy bank has?
Find the value of k, if x = 2, y = 1 is a solution of the equation 2x + 3y = k.
Express the following linear equations in the form ax + by + c = 0 and indicate
the values of a, b and c in each case:
(i) 2x + 3y = 9.35
(2)2x = –5y
Important Points on Linear Equations with Two Variables:
• A linear equation in two variables is of the form ax + by + c = 0, where x and y
are variables; and a, b, and c are real numbers.
• A pair of linear equations are of the form a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y +
c2 = 0 and its solution is a pair of values (x, y) that satisfy both equations.
• To solve linear equations in two variables, we must have at least two
equations.
• A linear equation in two variables has infinitely many solutions.
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JESSY EDWIN
