SOLUTION: which method should be used to solve the system below? explain your answer,including description of the first step do not solve -8x^2+2y^2=1 3x+3y=3

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Question 1089159: which method should be used to solve the system below?
explain your answer,including description of the first step
do not solve
-8x^2+2y^2=1
3x+3y=3
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
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The Substitution method.

First step is to divide both sides of the linear equation by 3.
The next step is to express x via y (or, in opposite, express y via x).


See the lesson
    - Solving the system of algebraic equations of degree 2 and degree 1
in this site.



Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3x%2B3y=3
x%2By=1
system%28x=1-y%2Cy=1-x%29----------Substitute either of these into the hyperbola equation and solve for one variable. use the values found to find corresponding values of the other variable.