Lesson Plan: Cramer’s Rule Mathematics

This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to use Cramer’s rule to solve a system of linear equations.

Objectives

Students will be able to

use determinants to solve systems of two linear equations,
use determinants to solve systems of three linear equations,
understand and use Cramer’s rule.

Prerequisites

Students should already be familiar with

finding the determinants of and matrices.

Exclusions

Students will not cover

solving systems of more than three equations using Cramer’s rule.