SOLUTION: Solve the system by addition or substitution. 3x – 4y = 8 6x – 2y = 10
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Question 124907: Solve the system by addition or substitution. 3x – 4y = 8 6x – 2y = 10
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given system of equations:
Now in order to solve this system by using substitution, we need to solve (or isolate) one variable. I'm going to solve for y.
So let's isolate y in the first equation
Start with the first equation
Subtract from both sides
Rearrange the equation
Divide both sides by
Break up the fraction
Reduce
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Since , we can now replace each in the second equation with to solve for
Plug in into the first equation. In other words, replace each with . Notice we've eliminated the variables. So we now have a simple equation with one unknown.
Distribute to
Multiply
Multiply both sides by the LCM of 4. This will eliminate the fractions (note: if you need help with finding the LCM, check out this solver)
Distribute and multiply the LCM to each side
Combine like terms on the left side
Subtract 16 from both sides
Combine like terms on the right side
Divide both sides by 18 to isolate x
Reduce
-----------------First Answer------------------------------
So the first part of our answer is:
Since we know that we can plug it into the equation (remember we previously solved for in the first equation).
Start with the equation where was previously isolated.
Plug in
Multiply
Combine like terms and reduce. (note: if you need help with fractions, check out this solver)
-----------------Second Answer------------------------------
So the second part of our answer is:
-----------------Summary------------------------------
So our answers are:
and
which form the point )
Now let's graph the two equations (if you need help with graphing, check out this solver)
From the graph, we can see that the two equations intersect at . This visually verifies our answer.
graph of (red) and (green) and the intersection of the lines (blue circle).
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