SOLUTION: If there is an equilateral triangle, and there is an equation for each side, how do you find x and y? the equations are 5y-1, 6x-1 and 3x+2y
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Question 234650: If there is an equilateral triangle, and there is an equation for each side, how do you find x and y? the equations are 5y-1, 6x-1 and 3x+2y
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In the first place, you don't have an equation for each side. There is an expression for each side. Equations have equal signs in them.
Since this is an equilateral triangle, all three sides are of equal measure. That's what the word 'equilateral' means.
So you can say:
Simplify:
Solve for 
and 
. I recommend you use the elimination method.
John
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