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Solving simultaneous equations inquiry
Using the equations in the prompt students explore solving simultaneous equations. Students may not see the connection between the coefficients at first, hence the use of guided questions. The resource includes classroom examples, teacher notes and guided questions.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 10
- Purpose
- Assessment tasks Student activities Teaching resource
- Strand
- Algebra
- Topic
- Algebraic expressions
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Australian Curriculum code
- AC9M10A02
- Numeracy progression
- Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P9)
- Publisher
- Inquiry Maths
- Copyright
- © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- simultaneous equations solve
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