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Linear Systems vocab
Linear Systems
Question | Answer |
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System of equations | Two or more equations with the same variables. |
Consistent | A system of equations that has at least one solution. |
Inconsistent | A system of equation that has no variables. |
Independent | A consistent system that has exactly one solution. |
Dependent | A consistent system that has an infinite number of solutions. |
Substitution Method | A method for solving linear systems in which when solving for one variable, you substitute it in for the other equation to solve for the other variable. |
Elimination Method | A method for solving linear systems in which one eliminates one variable to solve for the other variable, then using that to solve for the one that was just eliminated. |
System of Inequalities | A set of inequalities with the same variables. |
Constraints | Conditions given to variables, often expressed as linear inequalities. |
Feasible Region | The intersection of the graphs in a system of constraints. |
Bounded | A region is bounded when the graph of a system of constraints is a polygonal region. |
Vertices | The minimum or maximum value that a linear function has for the points in a feasible region. |
Unbounded | A system of inequalities that forms a region that is open. |
Linear Programming | The process of finding the maximum or minimum values of a function for a region defined by inequalities. |
Ordered triple | The solution of a system of equations in three variables, x, y, and z. |
Octants | Regions where three coordinate planes intersect. |