SOLUTION: how do you solve y= 1/3x - 3 and y= -2x + 4 algebraically?
this is the question;
Solve the above system of equations algebraically, use the elimination or substitution method
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Question 153208: how do you solve y= 1/3x - 3 and y= -2x + 4 algebraically?
this is the question;
Solve the above system of equations algebraically, use the elimination or substitution method.
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the first equation.
Plug in
Multiply both sides by the LCD to clear any fractions.
Distribute and multiply.
Subtract from both sides.
Subtract from both sides.
Combine like terms on the left side.
Combine like terms on the right side.
Divide both sides by to isolate .
Reduce. This is the first part of our answer.
Move onto the second equation
Plug in x=3
Simplify. This is the second part of our answer.
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Answer:
So the solutions are and which form the ordered pair (3,-2)
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