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📚 Glossary Term

Elimination Method

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Definition A method for solving a system by combining equations so one variable is removed.

🧒 In Simple Words

The elimination method adds or subtracts equations to make one variable disappear.

📌 Example

Adding two equations can eliminate y if the y-coefficients are opposites.

âœī¸ Use It in a Sentence

"The student used the elimination method because the coefficients matched well."

🔗 Related Terms

System of EquationsSolutionSubstitution Method