Chapter 5: Linear Systems Name
Section 2: Using Algebra Date
Topics in Algebra 1 © 2001, 2002 Texas Instruments Student Worksheet 5-16
Activities
The Activities help you practice using algebra to solve linear systems. You can select from two
different activities—
What Am I? and Balloon Ride. Follow these steps to play the activities and
complete your worksheet.
1. Make sure you are in the
Activities for this section.
2. Highlight an activity using
}
or
†
and press
Í
.
Scoring: You get one
attempt to pick the correct
classification of the system.
You get 2 points for a correct
choice and 1 point for a
correct choice if you press
áHINTâ to see the graph.
Four systems are given for a
maximum score of 8 points.
What Am I?
1. Highlight a level (silver = less difficult; gold = more difficult),
and press
Í
to select it.
2. Look at the system of equations and decide if the system is
consistent & independent, consistent & dependent, or
inconsistent.
Press
áHINTâ if you need to see the graph. You only get 1 point
for the problem if you press
áHINTâ.
Press } or † to cycle through the choices and then press
Í to select the correct answer. The correct answer and
graph are displayed if the incorrect answer is chosen. You
must press a key to continue play.
3. In the space below, write out the algebraic steps (using
elimination or substitution) for each problem or explain why
you knew the correct answer.
4. What level did you play?
5. What was your score?
Problem 1:
Problem 2:
Problem 3:
Problem 4: