document.write( "Question 530090: Use the method of substitution to solve the system. (Enter your answer(s) as ordered pair(s). If there is more than one ordered pair, use commas between ordered pairs.)\r
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document.write( "y2−4x2=19
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document.write( "9y2+16x2=275
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Algebra.Com's Answer #349875 by unlockmath(1688)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello, \n" ); document.write( "With this one y2−4x2=19 \n" ); document.write( " 9y2+16x2=275 \n" ); document.write( "Work with the first equation and set it up as: \n" ); document.write( "y2= 4x^2 + 19 \n" ); document.write( "Now substitute this into the second equation:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "9(4x^2+19)+16x^2=275 \n" ); document.write( "Expand this out: \n" ); document.write( "36x^2+171+16x^2=275 \n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms and subtract 171 to get: \n" ); document.write( "52x^2=104 \n" ); document.write( "Divide by 52 to get: \n" ); document.write( "x^2=2 \n" ); document.write( "Square root both sides: \n" ); document.write( "x= +-sq rt 2 \n" ); document.write( "Plug this into the original equation to get: \n" ); document.write( "y = +-3 sq rt 3 \n" ); document.write( "Make sense? \n" ); document.write( "RJ \n" ); document.write( "www.math-unlock.com \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |