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GCE A Level Maths 9709

SMIYL
March 2023

1.1 Quadratics
In this topic, we will learn how to:

• solving by substitution, a pair of simultaneous equations, of which one is


linear and one is quadratic
Solving Simultaneous Equations

To solve a simultaneous equation make one of the unknowns in the lin-


ear equation subject of the formula. Substitute this into the quadratic,
then solve for the other unknown. Let’s take a look at the following
examples.

1. Solve simultaneously by substitution the following equations,

x + y + 1 = 0, asdf asdf x2 + y 2 = 25

The first step is to make x the subject of the formula in the


linear equation,
x+y+1=0
x = −y − 1

Substitute x = −y − 1 into the second equation,

x2 + y 2 = 25

(−y − 1)2 + y 2 = 25

Expand the parentheses,

y 2 + 2y + 1 + y 2 = 25

1
Group like terms,
y 2 + y 2 + 2y + 1 − 25 = 0

Simplify,
2y 2 + 2y − 24 = 0

Divide the whole equation by 2 to further simplify it,


y 2 + y − 12 = 0

Solve the quadratic equation using your preferred method, in


this case, we will factorise,
(y + 4)(y − 3) = 0
y + 4 = 0asdf asdf y − 3 = 0

Solve for y in both equations,


y = −4asdf adsf y = 3

Substitute these values of y into the original linear equation to


find the values of x. At y = −4,
x+y+1=0
x + (−4) + 1 = 0
x−4+1=0
x−3=0
x=3

Therefore, at y = −4, x = 3. We can represent this as a set of


coordinates,
(3, −4)

We do the same for y = 3. At y = 3,


x+y+1=0
x + (3) + 1 = 0
x+3+1=0
x+4=0
x = −4

2
Therefore, at y = 3, x = −4. We can represent this as a set of
coordinates,
(−4, 3)

As a result, the final solution for this question is,

(3, −4), asdf (−4, 3)

2. Solve simultaneously by substitution the following equations,

2x + 3y = 7asdf asdf 3x2 = 4 + 4xy

The first step is to make x the subject of the formula in the


linear equation,
2x + 3y = 7
2x = 7 − 3y
7 3y
x= −
2 2

7 3y
Substitute x = 2 − 2 into the second equation,

3x2 = 4 + 4xy
 2  
7 3y 7 3y
3 − =4+4 − y
2 2 2 2

Expand the parentheses,

49 21y 9y 2
 
3 − + = 4 + 14y − 6y 2
4 2 4

147 63y 27y 2


− + = 4 + 14y − 6y 2
4 2 4

Group like terms,

147 63y 27y 2


−4− − 14y + + 6y 2 = 0
4 2 4

Simplify,
131 91y 51y 2
− + =0
4 2 4

3
Multiply through by 4 to get to rid of the denominators,

131 − 182y + 51y 2 = 0

Write the equation in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0,

51y 2 − 182y + 131 = 0

Solve the quadratic equation using your preferred method, in


this case we will factorise,

(51y − 131)(y − 1) = 0

51y − 131 = 0asdf asdf y − 1 = 0

Solve for y in both equations,


131
y= asdf asdf y = 1
51

Substitute these values of y into the original linear equation to


find the values of x. At y = 131
51 ,

2x + 3y = 7
 
131
2x + 3 =7
51
131
2x + =7
17
131
2x = 7 −
17
12
2x = −
17
6
x=−
17

131 6
Therefore, at y = 51 , x = − 17 . We can represent this as a set of
coordinates,  
6 131
− ,
17 51

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We do the same for y = 1. At y = 1,

2x + 3y = 7

2x + 3 (1) = 7
2x + 3 = 7
2x = 7 − 3
2x = 4
x=2

Therefore, at y = 1, x = 2. We can represent this as a set of


coordinates,
(2, 1)

As a result, the final solution for this question is,


 
6 131
− , , asdf (2, 1)
17 51

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