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2:32 10:19 Solving Systems of Two Equations and Two Unknowns - YouTube YouTube Start of suggested clip End of suggested clip Gives us y equals 4 minus 2x. Now what we can do is substitute this value of y. For the Y in theMoreGives us y equals 4 minus 2x. Now what we can do is substitute this value of y. For the Y in the other equation. That means instead of Y we insert the quantity 4 minus 2x.

A coordinate grid has two perpendicular lines, or axes (pronounced AX-eez), labeled just like number lines. The horizontal axis is usually called the x-axis. The vertical axis is usually called the y-axis. The point where the x- and y-axis intersect is called the origin.

In mathematics, x is commonly used as the name for an independent variable or unknown value. The modern tradition of using x, y and z to represent an unknown (incognita) was introduced by René Descartes in La Géométrie (1637).

The x value of the point (x, y) is known as the abscissa. It represents the distance of the point from the origin or along the horizontal x-axis. The y value of the point (x, y) is known as the ordinate. It represents the vertical or perpendicular distance of the point from the origin or from the x-axis.

If a, b, and r are real numbers (and if a and b are not both equal to 0) then ax+by = r is called a linear equation in two variables. (The “two variables” are the x and the y.) The numbers a and b are called the coefficients of the equation ax+by = r.

The basic rule for solving multi-variable, multi-step equations is to first be sure you have the same number of equations as the number of different variables in the equations. Then, solve one of the equations for one of the variables and plug that expression in for what it equals into the other equation.

One method is by using inverse operations. This means that you can use addition and subtraction to solve for x if the equation includes multiplication or division. For example, if you have the equation 4x=12, you can divide both sides by 4 to get x=3. Another method for solving for x is by using factoring.

How To: Given a system of two equations in two variables, solve using the substitution method. Solve one of the two equations for one of the variables in terms of the other. Substitute the expression for this variable into the second equation, then solve for the remaining variable.

A function defines one variable in terms of another. The statement "y is a function of x" (denoted y = y(x)) means that y varies ing to whatever value x takes on.