When solving systems of equations, is it more efficient in

Bailee Short

Bailee Short

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2022-06-20

When solving systems of equations, is it more efficient in terms of time to solve it using substitution or elimination, and what are your reasons for saying so?

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Haggar72

Haggar72

Beginner2022-06-21Added 25 answers

Substitution is faster when you dealing with homogeneous equations and in rest of the cases, elimination is quite faster and efficient.
Dwllane4

Dwllane4

Beginner2022-06-22Added 6 answers

In my experience, elimination. But usually with systems of equations in three or more variables I would use elimination first then substitution afterwards.

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