An equation that has two variables: X X and Y Y .
y=a×x+b y=a\times x+b
To solve a linear equation that has two variables, we must find a pair of values for X X and for Y Y that preserve the equation.
How will we do it?

  1. Try to isolate one variable, whichever you prefer, then leave it alone on one side so that it does not have a value by itself.
  2. Place any number you want instead of the variable you have not isolated and discover the value of the isolated variable.

In this way, you will be able to discover the pair of variables that satisfy the equation in question.

This type of equations generally has infinite solutions.
If you create a value table for this equation and treat it as a function, you can plot it on the Cartesian plane and see what it looks like graphically.

Practice Linear Equations with Two Variables

Examples with solutions for Linear Equations with Two Variables

Exercise #1

x+y=8 x+y=8

xy=6 x-y=6

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Answer

x=7,y=1 x=7,y=1

Exercise #2

Solve the following system of equations:

{x+y=8x=5y \begin{cases} x+y=8 \\ x=5-y \end{cases}

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Answer

There is no solution.

Exercise #3

3xy=5 3x-y=5

5x+2y=12 5x+2y=12

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Answer

x=2,y=1 x=2,y=1

Exercise #4

6x+y=12 6x+y=12

3y+2x=20 3y+2x=20

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Answer

x=1,y=6 x=1,y=6

Exercise #5

6x+4y=18 6x+4y=18

2x+3y=20 -2x+3y=20

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Answer

x=1,y=6 x=-1,y=6

Exercise #6

x+y=14 -x+y=14

5x+2y=7 5x+2y=7

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Answer

x=3,y=11 x=-3,y=11

Exercise #7

6x2y=24 6x-2y=24

x+5y=4 x+5y=4

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Answer

x=4,y=0 x=4,y=0

Exercise #8

4x+3y=11 4x+3y=-11

3x2y=4 3x-2y=-4

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Answer

x=2,y=1 x=-2,y=-1

Exercise #9

xy=8 x-y=8

3x+2y=24 3x+2y=24

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Answer

x=8,y=0 x=8,y=0

Exercise #10

4x8y=16 4x-8y=16

x2y=24 -x-2y=24

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Answer

x=10,y=7 x=-10,y=-7

Exercise #11

xy=8 x-y=8

2x2y=16 2x-2y=16

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Answer

Infinite solutions

Exercise #12

Solve the following system of equations:

{5xy=010x2y=0 \begin{cases} 5x-y=0 \\ 10x-2y=0 \end{cases}

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Answer

There are infinite solutions.

Exercise #13

5y+3x=15 5y+3x=15

2y4x=34 -2y-4x=-34

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Answer

x=10,y=3 x=10,y=-3

Exercise #14

2x2y=10 2x-2y=10

4x4y=32 4x-4y=32

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Answer

No solution

Exercise #15

x+y=0 x+y=0

x+y=10 x+y=10

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Answer

No solution

Topics learned in later sections

  1. Two linear equations with two unknowns
  2. Algebraic solution for linear equations with two unknowns
  3. Substitution method for two linear equations with two unknowns
  4. Solving with the method of equalization for systems of two linear equations with two unknowns