L-4

Linear equations in two variables

* Linear equations
⟶Linear equation in one variable.
𝐲 = 𝐚𝐛 + 𝐛
When we draw the graph, we get a straight line

* Linear equation in two variables

An equation in two variables ‘x’ and ‘y’ in form of 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0 is called a
linear equation. Such that ‘a’ and ‘b’ are not both zero.
⟶If we draw the graph of a degree one equation in two variables, we get a
straight line.
⟶Every point on the graph of a linear equation is its solution. On the other
hand, a solution of a linear equation always lies on the straight line
representing the linear equation.
Eg: - The point (2, 3) lies on the graph of 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 6 = 0
⟶We know that (2, 3) means 𝑥 == 2 & 𝑦 = 3
LHS = 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 6
= 3(2) − 4(3) + 6 = 6 − 12 + 6 = 12 − 12 = 0 = 𝑅𝐻𝑆
∴ 𝐿𝐻𝑆 = 𝑅𝐻𝑆
Example 1: -
(𝑖)2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 4.37
⟶ 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 4.37 = 0
𝑁𝑜𝑤, 𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0 𝑤𝑒 < 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 = 2,
𝑏 = 3 & 𝑐 = −4.37
(𝑖𝑖)𝑥 − 4 = √3𝑦

⟶ 𝑥 − √3𝑦 − 4 = 0
𝑁𝑜𝑤, 𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0 𝑤𝑒 < 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 = 1,

𝑏 = −√3 & 𝑐 = −4
(𝑖𝑖𝑖)4 = 5𝑥 − 3𝑦
⟶ 5𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 4 = 0
𝑁𝑜𝑤, 𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0 𝑤𝑒 < 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 = 5,
𝑏 = −3 & 𝑐 = −4
(𝑖𝑣)2𝑥 = 𝑦
⟶ 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 0
𝑁𝑜𝑤, 𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0 𝑤𝑒 < 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 = 2,
𝑏 = −1 & 𝑐 = 0
Example 3: -
(𝑖)𝑥 = −5
⟶𝑥+5=0
𝑆𝑜, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑣𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒
1𝑥 + (0). 𝑦 + 5 = 0
(𝑖𝑖)𝑦 = 2
⟶𝑦−2=0
𝑆𝑜, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑣𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒
(0). 𝑥 + 1𝑦 − 2 = 0
(𝑖𝑖𝑖)2𝑥 = 3
⟶ 2𝑥 − 3 = 0
𝑆𝑜, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑣𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒
(0)2𝑥 + (0). 𝑦 − 3 = 0
(𝑖𝑣)5𝑦 = 2
⟶ 5𝑦 − 2 = 0
𝑆𝑜, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑣𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒
(0)𝑥 + 5𝑦 − 2 = 0

Exercise 2.1
Q1. The cost of a notebook is twice the cost of a pen. Write a linear equation in
two variables to represent this statement.
(Take the cost of a notebook to be Rs x and that of a pen be Rs y).
𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 = ₹𝑥
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑒𝑛 = ₹𝑦
∴ 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 = 2 × (𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑒𝑛)
𝑥 = 2𝑦
∴ 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 0
Q2. Express the following linear equations in the form ax+by+c=0 and indicate
the values of a, b and c in each case:
̅̅̅̅
(𝑖)2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 9. 35
̅̅̅̅) = 0
⟶ (2)𝑥 + (3)𝑦 + (−9. 35
̅̅̅̅.
𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 = 9. 35
𝑦
(𝑖𝑖)𝑥 − − 10 = 0
5
⟶ 5𝑥 − 𝑦 − 50 = 0 = 0
(5)𝑥 + (−1)𝑦 + (−50) = 0
𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 = 5, 𝑏 = −1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 = −50.
(𝑖𝑖𝑖) − 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 6
⟶ −2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 6 = 0
(−2)𝑥 + (3)𝑦 + (−6) = 0
𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 = −2, 𝑏 = 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 = −6.
(𝑖𝑣)𝑥 = 3𝑦
⟶ 𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 0
(1)𝑥 + (−3)𝑦 = 0
𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = −3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 = 0.
(𝑣)2𝑥 = −5𝑦
⟶ 2𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 0
̅̅̅̅.
𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = 5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 = 9. 35
(𝑣𝑖)3𝑥 + 2 = 0
⟶ 3𝑥 + 2 = 0
𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 = 3, 𝑏 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 = −2.
(𝑣𝑖𝑖)𝑦 = 2
⟶𝑦−2=0
𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 = 0, 𝑏 = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 = −2.
(𝑣𝑖𝑖𝑖)5 = 2𝑥
⟶ 2𝑥 − 5 = 0
𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 = −5.

*Solution of a linear equation

⟶A linear equation involves two variables x and y. By solution of a linear
equation, we mean a pair of values, one for x and other for y which satisfy the
given equation.

Note: -
(I) We write the solution of a linear equations as an ordered pair such that the
first value for ‘x’ and then the second value for ‘y’.
(II) There is no end to different pairs of solution of a linear equation in two
variables (i.e., a linear equation in two variables has infinitely many solutions.

Example 3: -
⟶ 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 6
(𝑖)𝐼𝑓 𝑥 = 0, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛
6
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 6 ⇒ 0 + 2𝑦 = 6 ⇒ 𝑦 = ⇒𝑦=3
2
∴ (𝑥, 𝑦) = (0,3)

(𝑖𝑖)𝐼𝑓 𝑦 = 0, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 6 ⇒ 𝑥 + 2(0) = 6 ⇒ 𝑥 = 6
∴ (𝑥, 𝑦) = (6,0)
(𝑖𝑖𝑖)𝐼𝑓 𝑥 = 2, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 6 ⇒ (2) + 2𝑦 = 6 ⇒ 2𝑦 = 6 − 2 ⇒ 2𝑦 = 4 ⇒ 𝑦 = 2
∴ (𝑥, 𝑦) = (2,2)
(𝑖𝑣)𝐼𝑓 𝑦 = 1, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 6 ⇒ 𝑥 + 2(1) = 6 ⇒ 𝑥 + 2 = 6 ⇒ 𝑥 = 6 − 2 ⇒ 𝑥 = 4
∴ (𝑥, 𝑦) = (4,1)
∴ 𝑆𝑜, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒
(2,2), (4,1), (6,0) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (0,3)
Note: -
Note that an easy way of getting a solution is to take x=0 and get the
corresponding value of y. Similarly, we can put y=0 and obtain the
corresponding value of x

Example 4: - HW (As already explained in the class)

Exercise 4.2
Q1. Which one of the following options is true, and why?
𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 5 has
(i)A unique solution (ii) only two solutions (iii) infinitely many solutions
⟶Option (3) is true because a linear equation has infinitely many solutions.
Q2. Write four solutions for each of the following equations:
(1) 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 7
(𝑖) 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 0,
2(0) + 𝑦 = 7 ⇒ 0 + 𝑦 = 7 ⇒ 𝑦 = 7
∴ 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 (0,7)
(𝑖𝑖)𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 1,
2(1) + 𝑦 = 7 ⇒ 𝑦 = 7 − 2 ⇒ 𝑦 = 5
∴ 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 (1,5)
(𝑖𝑖𝑖)𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 2,
2(2) + 𝑦 = 7 ⇒ 𝑦 = 7 − 4 ⇒ 𝑦 = 3
∴ 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 (2,3)
(𝑖𝑣)𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 3,
2(3) + 𝑦 = 7 ⇒ 𝑦 = 7 − 6 ⇒ 𝑦 = 1
∴ 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 (3,1)
(2) 𝜋𝑥 + 𝑦 = 9
(𝑖)𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 0,
𝜋(0) + 𝑦 = 9 ⇒ 𝑦 = 9 − 0 ⇒ 𝑦 = 9
∴ 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 (0,9)
(𝑖𝑖)𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 1,
𝜋(1) + 𝑦 = 9 ⇒ 𝑦 = 9 − 𝜋
∴ 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 {1, (9 − 𝜋)}
 (𝑖𝑖𝑖)𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 2,
𝜋(2) + 𝑦 = 9 ⇒ 𝑦 = 9 − 2𝜋
∴ 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 {2, (9 − 2𝜋)}

(𝑖𝑣)𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = −1,
𝜋(−1) + 𝑦 = 9 ⇒ −𝜋 + 𝑦 = 9 ⇒ 𝑦 = 9 + 𝜋
∴ 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 {−1, (9 + 𝜋)}
(3) 𝑥 = 4𝑦
(𝑖)𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 0
4𝑦 = 0 ⇒ 𝑦 = 0
∴ 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 (0,0)

(𝑖𝑖)𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 1
1
4𝑦 = 1 ⇒ 𝑦 =
4
1
∴ 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 (1, )
4
(𝑖𝑖𝑖)𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 4
4
4𝑦 = 4 ⇒ 𝑦 = ⇒𝑦=1
4
∴ 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 (4,1)
(𝑖𝑣)𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = −4
−4
4𝑦 = −4 ⇒ 𝑦 = ⇒ 𝑦 = −1
4
∴ 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 (−4, −1)
Q3. Check which of the following are solutions of the equation 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 4 and
which are not:

⟶ (𝑖)(0,2)𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 2
𝑃𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 2 𝑖𝑛 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 4, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒
𝐿𝐻𝑆 = 𝑥 − 2𝑦
= 0 − 2(2) = −4 ≠ 𝑅𝐻𝑆
∴ 𝐿𝐻𝑆 ≠ 𝑅𝐻𝑆
∴ 𝑥 = 0, 𝑦 = 2 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

(𝑖𝑖)(2,0)𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑥 = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 0
𝑃𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑥 = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 0 𝑖𝑛 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 4, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒
𝐿𝐻𝑆 = 𝑥 − 2𝑦
= 0 − 2(0) = 2 ≠ 𝑅𝐻𝑆
∴ 𝐿𝐻𝑆 ≠ 𝑅𝐻𝑆
∴ 𝑥 = 2, 𝑦 = 0 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

(𝑖𝑖𝑖)(4,0)𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑥 = 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 0
𝑃𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑥 = 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 0 𝑖𝑛 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 4, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒
𝐿𝐻𝑆 = 𝑥 − 2𝑦
= 4 − 2(0) = 4 = 𝑅𝐻𝑆
∴ 𝐿𝐻𝑆 = 𝑅𝐻𝑆
∴ (4,0) 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

(𝑖𝑣)(√2, 4√2)𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑥 = √2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 4√2

𝑃𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑥 = √2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 4√2 𝑖𝑛 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 4, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒

𝐿𝐻𝑆 = 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = √2 − 2(4√2)

= √2(1 − 8) = −7√2 ≠ 𝑅𝐻𝑆

∴ 𝐿𝐻𝑆 ≠ 𝑅𝐻𝑆
∴ (√2, 4√2) 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
(𝑣)(1,1)𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑥 = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 1
𝑃𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑥 = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 1 𝑖𝑛 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 4, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒
𝐿𝐻𝑆 = 𝑥 − 2𝑦
= 1 − 2(1) = 1 − 2 = −1 ≠ 𝑅𝐻𝑆
∴ 𝐿𝐻𝑆 ≠ 𝑅𝐻𝑆
∴ (1,1) 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

Q4. Find the value of k, if 𝑥 = 2, 𝑦 = 1 is a solution of the equation

2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 𝑘.
⟶ 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 𝑘
𝑃𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑥 = 2 & 𝑦 = 1 𝑖𝑛 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 𝑘, 𝑤𝑒 𝑔𝑒𝑡
2(2) + 3(1) = 𝑘 ⇒ 4 + 3 = 𝑘 ⇒ 7 = 𝑘
𝑇ℎ𝑢𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑘 = 7.

Homework: -
* Find four different solutions of the equations 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 6.

* Find the value of k such that 𝑥 = 2 & 𝑦 = 1 is a solution of the linear

equation 2𝑥 − 𝑘𝑦 + 7 = 8.

* Graph of a linear equation in two variables: -

We know that a ‘degree one’ polynomial in two variables has many solutions.
These solutions are presented in the form of ordered pair as (𝑥, 𝑦). If we plot
these ordered pairs on a graph paper and join them, we get a straight line,

Note: - A ‘degree one’ polynomial equation 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0 is called a linear

equation, because its geometrical representation is a straight line.
Points to remember: -
To draw a graph of a linear equation of the form 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0, we take the
following steps:

I. Express ‘y’ in terms of x.

II. Choose at least two or three values of x and find the corresponding
values of y, satisfying the given equation.
III. Write these values of x and y in the form of a table.
IV. Plot the above ordered pairs (𝑥, 𝑦) on a graph paper.
V. Joining these points, we get a straight line. The line is the required
graph of the given equation.

Note: -
1. Every point whose coordinates satisfy the given equation lies on the line.

2. Every point (𝑙, 𝑚) on the line (the graph of the given equation) gives a
solution 𝑥 = 𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑚.

3. If a point does not lie on the graph line, is not a solution of equation.

Example 5: -
⟶(1,2) is a solution of a linear passing through the point (1,2)

2
For eg: - 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3, 𝑦 − 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = 2𝑥, 𝑥 = , … … … ..
𝑦

∴ There are infinitely many linear equations which satisfy the solution (1,2).