document.write( "Question 4990: Solve using the substitution method.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y=5-x
\n" ); document.write( "3x-4y=-20\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+2y=6
\n" ); document.write( "2x+3y=8\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3x+y=1
\n" ); document.write( "x=2y+5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "#4\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+y=6
\n" ); document.write( "y=3-2x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "#5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "s+t=5
\n" ); document.write( "s=13-3t\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "#6\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x-y=4
\n" ); document.write( "y=2-x
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#1
\n" ); document.write( "y=5-x
\n" ); document.write( "3x-4y=-20 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sol:
\n" ); document.write( "let,
\n" ); document.write( "y=5-x ..eq(i)
\n" ); document.write( "3x-4y=-20 ..eq(ii)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute the value of y from eq(i) in eq(ii),
\n" ); document.write( "then eq(ii) will be
\n" ); document.write( "3x-4(5-x)=-20
\n" ); document.write( "3x-20-4x=-20
\n" ); document.write( "-20-x=-20
\n" ); document.write( "x=-20+20
\n" ); document.write( "x=0\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "#2
\n" ); document.write( "x+2y=6
\n" ); document.write( "2x+3y=8 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sol:
\n" ); document.write( "let,
\n" ); document.write( "x+2y=6 ..eq(i)
\n" ); document.write( "2x+3y=8 ..eq(ii)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from eq(i),
\n" ); document.write( "x=6-2y\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute the value of x in eq(ii),
\n" ); document.write( "then eq(ii) will be
\n" ); document.write( "2(6-2y)+3y=8
\n" ); document.write( "12-4y+3y=8
\n" ); document.write( "12-y=8
\n" ); document.write( "y=12-8
\n" ); document.write( "y=4\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "#3
\n" ); document.write( "3x+y=1
\n" ); document.write( "x=2y+5 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sol:
\n" ); document.write( "let,
\n" ); document.write( "3x+y=1 ..eq(i)
\n" ); document.write( "x=2y+5 ..eq(ii)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute the value of x from eq(ii) in eq(i),
\n" ); document.write( "then eq(i)will be
\n" ); document.write( "3(2y+5)+y=1
\n" ); document.write( "6y+15+y=1
\n" ); document.write( "7y+15=1
\n" ); document.write( "7y=1-15
\n" ); document.write( "7y=-14
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-14%2F7\"
\n" ); document.write( "y=-2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "#4
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=6
\n" ); document.write( "y=3-2x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sol:
\n" ); document.write( "let,
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=6 ..eq(i)
\n" ); document.write( "y=3-2x ..eq(ii)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute the value of y from eq(ii) in eq(i)
\n" ); document.write( "then eq(i) will be
\n" ); document.write( "x+(3-2x)=6
\n" ); document.write( "x+3-2x=6
\n" ); document.write( "3-x=6
\n" ); document.write( "x=3-6
\n" ); document.write( "x=-3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "#5
\n" ); document.write( "s+t=5
\n" ); document.write( "s=13-3t\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sol:
\n" ); document.write( "let,
\n" ); document.write( "s+t=5 ..eq(i)
\n" ); document.write( "s=13-3t .eq(ii)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute the value of s from eq(ii) in eq(i)
\n" ); document.write( "(13-3t)+t=5
\n" ); document.write( "13-2t=5
\n" ); document.write( "13-5=2t
\n" ); document.write( "8=2t
\n" ); document.write( "\"8%2F2=t\"
\n" ); document.write( "t=4\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "#6
\n" ); document.write( "x-y=4
\n" ); document.write( "y=2-x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sol:
\n" ); document.write( "let,
\n" ); document.write( "x-y=4 ..eq(i)
\n" ); document.write( "y=2-x ..eq(ii)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute y in eq(i)
\n" ); document.write( "x-(2-x)=4
\n" ); document.write( "x-2+x=4
\n" ); document.write( "2x-2=4
\n" ); document.write( "2x=4+2
\n" ); document.write( "2x=6
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=6%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "x=3
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