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Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics

5Simultaneous equations

Simultaneous equations in Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 5.1Solve simultaneous equations in two unknowns by elimination or substitution.

Lessons

  • Simultaneous equations: one linear, one non-linear

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Simultaneous equations: sample question

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At how many points does the line y=2xy = 2x meet the curve y=x2−3y = x^{2} - 3?

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