What you need to know
Check yourself against these “I can” statements.
- I can solve simultaneous equations by elimination
- I can solve simultaneous equations by substitution
- I can solve simultaneous equations using a graph
- I can write and solve simultaneous equations from real-life problems
- I can find where a straight line meets a circle like x² + y² = r²
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 scheme of work, following Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Mathematics, Higher tier (1MA1). Open this topic in Mr Wells Maths to see it alongside the rest of the course.