simultaneous linear equation
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economics study and statistics
- In economics: Postwar developments
…to a manageable system of simultaneous equations. A closely related phenomenon was the development of linear programming and activity analysis, which opened up the possibility of applying numerical solutions to industrial problems. This advance also introduced economists to the mathematics of inequalities (as opposed to exact equation). Likewise, the emergence…
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linear equations
- In linear equation
…is called a system of simultaneous equations. For example, in the systemboth equations are satisfied by the solution x = 2, y = 3. The point (2, 3) is the intersection of the straight lines represented by the two equations. See also Cramer’s rule.
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