document.write( "Question 148321: COULD SOME ONE HELP? SOLVE EACH SYSTEM OF SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS BY USING THE LINEAR COMBINATIONS METHOD. 1. 9x+3y=33 5x-y=13 solution 2. x+3y=6 2x-3y=9 solution 3. 11x-5y=4 16x=20+12y solution \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #108711 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1. \n" ); document.write( "9x+3y=33 \n" ); document.write( "5x-y=13 \n" ); document.write( "--------- \n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru 2nd by 3 to get: \n" ); document.write( "15y-3y=39 \n" ); document.write( "Add that to 1st to get: \n" ); document.write( "24y = 72 \n" ); document.write( "y = 3 \n" ); document.write( "Substitute that into 2nd to solve for \"x\": \n" ); document.write( "5x-3=13 \n" ); document.write( "5x=16 \n" ); document.write( "x =16/5 \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. \n" ); document.write( "x+3y=6 \n" ); document.write( "2x-3y=9 \n" ); document.write( "--------- \n" ); document.write( "Add 1st and 2nd to get: \n" ); document.write( "3x = 15 \n" ); document.write( "x = 5 \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "Substitute that into 1st to solve for \"y\": \n" ); document.write( "5 + 3y = 6 \n" ); document.write( "3y = 1 \n" ); document.write( "y = 1/3 \n" ); document.write( "--------------------- \n" ); document.write( "3. \n" ); document.write( "11x-5y=4 \n" ); document.write( "16x=20+12y \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( "Rearrange: \n" ); document.write( "11x-5y = 4 \n" ); document.write( "16x-12y = 20 \n" ); document.write( " -------------- \n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru 1st by 12 ;Multiply thru 2nd by 5 to get: \n" ); document.write( "132x-60y = 48 \n" ); document.write( "80x-60y = 100 \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "Subtract 2nd from 1st to get: \n" ); document.write( "52x = -52 \n" ); document.write( "x = -1 \n" ); document.write( "--------- \n" ); document.write( "Substitute into 11x-5y=4 to solve for \"y\": \n" ); document.write( "-11-5y=4 \n" ); document.write( "5y = -15 \n" ); document.write( "y = -3 \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |