SOLUTION: chad ochocinco catches the ball on the 10 yard line and runs toward the opposing teams and zone. troy palamalu must stop him. he is starting on his own 20 yard line and running tow
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Question 542119: chad ochocinco catches the ball on the 10 yard line and runs toward the opposing teams and zone. troy palamalu must stop him. he is starting on his own 20 yard line and running towrds ochocino . ochocinco runs in the line of x+y=8 & palamalu runs in the line of -x+y=-6. find where palamalu tackles ochocinco. i dont under stand it?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+y=8
-x+y=-6
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Add and solve for "y":
2y = 2
y = 1
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Solve for "x":
x + y = 8
x + 1 = 8
x = 7
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Solution: They will meet at (-6,1)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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