SOLUTION: What are all the names of the different types of methods that you can use to solve a Linear Equation? (probably spelled it wrong)

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Question 303541: What are all the names of the different types of methods that you can use to solve a Linear Equation? (probably spelled it wrong)
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Answer by ruvimsavin(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc
Equation 4+x+%2B+2+y+=+8 describes a sloping line. For any
equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is -a%2Fb+=+-4%2F2.
  • X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x = c/a. 8/4 = 2.
  • Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is 8/2 = 4.
  • Slope is -4/2 = -2.
  • Equation in slope-intercept form: y=-2*x+4.
graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+2-8%2C+2%2B8%2C+4-8%2C+4%2B8%2C+-2%2Ax%2B4+%29+

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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There several ways to solve a system of linear equations.
substitution
elimination also called addition and sometimes subtraction.
matrices
cramer's rule
graphing