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Hawkins Algebra 1B
Unit 4 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Elimination | The use of addition or subtraction to eliminate one variable and solve a system of equations |
Open half-plane | The solution of a linear inequality that EXCLUDES the boundary line |
Solution | The coordinate pair that is true for both equations |
Substitution method | Algebraic method for finding the solution to a system of equations |
Independent | If a consistent system has exactly one solution |
Dependent | If a consistent system has infinitely many solutions; the graph only has one line |
Inconsistent | If a system has no solution, the graphs are parallel |
Consistent | The system has at least one solution; the graphs intersect at one point or are the same line |
System of linear inequatities | Set of two or more inequalities with the same variables |
Half-plane | The region of the graph of an inequality on one side on a boundary |
Closed half-plane | The solution of a linear inequality that INCLUDES the boundary line |
System of equations | Two or more equations |
Boundary | A line or curve that separates a graph into regions |