SOLUTION: Use any convenient method to solve the system. 4x - 16y =4 -3x + 12y =-3

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Question 159755: Use any convenient method to solve the system.
4x - 16y =4
-3x + 12y =-3
Found 2 solutions by edjones, KnightOwlTutor:
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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A) 4x - 16y =4
B) -3x + 12y =-3
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A)
4x=4+16y
x=4y+1
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B)
-3(4y+1)+12y=-3
-12y-3+12y=-3
These are equations of the same line: y=(x-1)/4
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Ed

Answer by KnightOwlTutor(293) About Me  (Show Source):
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4x-16y=4
divide all the terms in this equation by 4
X-4Y=1
add 4Y to both sides
X=1-4Y
Replace x with 1-4Y in the second equation
-3(1-4Y)+12Y=-3
Use the distributive property
-3+12Y +12Y=-3
add 3 to both sides
24Y=0
Y=0
relace y with 0
4x - 16y =4
4X=4 x=1
replace x=1 and y=0 in the second equation
-3x + 12y =-3
-3+0=-3