What you need to know
Check yourself against these “I can” statements.
- I can solve simultaneous equations by elimination and by substitution
- I can solve simultaneous equations using a graph
- I can write and solve equations from real-life problems
- I can find where a straight line meets a circle like x² + y² = r²
- I can set up and solve problems leading to linear, quadratic and cubic equations (Further Maths)
- I can solve three simultaneous linear equations with three unknowns (Further Maths)
Practise this topic
3 resourcesSimultaneous Equations
Linear pairs, then linear and quadratic, up to using the discriminant. Five difficulty levels, timed, click to reveal.
🔤 Fill the GapsFill the Gaps: Maths Vocabulary
A sentence explaining one of the unit’s key words, with gaps. Pick the right word for each gap from the words scattered round it: the right ones and plenty of wrong ones. A deck for every unit.
⬢ BlockbustersSimultaneous Equations Blockbusters
Blockbusters with the questions from the Simultaneous Equations worksheet: choose its levels for the ordinary hexagons and for the harder ★ ones. Show the answer and the worked solution, or play against the computer with multiple…
These are the pages for Solving simultaneous equations in the GCSE + AQA Further Maths scheme of work, following Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Higher (1MA1), plus AQA Level 2 Further Mathematics (8365). Open this topic in Mr Wells Maths to see it alongside the rest of the course.