SOLUTION: y-x=17 y=4x+2

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Question 363425: y-x=17 y=4x+2
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.y-x=17
2.y=4x%2B2
Substitute eq. 2 into eq. 1,
4x%2B2-x=17
3x%2B2=17
3x=15
highlight%28x=5%29
Then from eq. 2,
y=4%285%29%2B2
y=20%2B2
highlight%28y=22%29