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| Question 62523:  Hi can you please help me in solving these equations thank you
 1.what are the values of x and y if the following are both true
 3x - 2y = 3
 
 x + 4y = 29
 2. which pair of values satisfies the equation
 
 4x - y = 12
 
 3x - 2y = 14
 3. Use the trial and improvement method to solve the equation 2x + 5 = 24. Find a solution that is a positive number and give your answer to 1 d.p.
 * i could not fit the power of 3 on top of 2x so 2x has a power of three
 Thank you hope you can help me answereing these 3 sets of questions for my homework
 Answer by dolly(163)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website!  1)We have 2 equations with us 3x-2y=3 ---------(1)
 x+4y=29 ---------(2)
 From equation (2) we first find what is x
 subtracting 4y on both sides
 ==> x+4y-4y=29-4y
 ==> x=29-4y -----(3)
 We substitute this value of x in equation (1)
 we get,  3(29-4y)-2y=3
 ==> 87-12y-2y=3
 Subtracting 87 on both sides we get,
 87-87-12y-2y=3-87
 ==> -12y-2y=-84
 ==> -14y=-84
 Now dividing both sides by -14,
 (-14/-14)y=(-84/-14)
 ==> y=+6
 From (3) we substitute the value oy y=6 to find x
 ==>  x=29-4y
 ==>  x=29-(4*6)
 ==> x=29-24
 ==> x=+5
 The values of x and y are +5 and +6.
 
 2) We have 2 equations with us
 4x-y=12---------(1)
 3x-2y=14 ---------(2)
 From equation (1) we find what y is
 subtracting 4x on both sides, we get
 -4x+4x-y=12-4x
 ==> -y=12-4x
 Dividing by -1 on both sides we get
 -y/-1=(12-4x)/-1
 ==> y=-12+4x ----(3)
 Substituting this value of y in equation (2)
 3x-2(-12+4x)=14
 ==>  3x+24-8x=14
 ==>  -5x+24=14
 subtracting -24 on both sides, we get
 
 -24+24-5x=14-24
 ==> -5x=-10
 Dividing on both sides by -5,
 -5x/-5=-10/-5
 ==>  x=2
 Substituting this value of x in equation (3)
 ==> y=-12+4x
 ==> x=-12+4*2
 ==> x=-12+8
 ==>x=-4
 The values of x and y are 2 and -4.
 
 3) 2x+5=24 where 2x is to power 3
 2x^3+5=24
 subtracting 5 on both sides
 2x^3+5-5=24-5
 ==> 2x^3=19
 dividing by 2 on both sides we get,
 (2x^3)/2=19/2
 ==> x^3=9.5
 Finding the cube root of 9.5 we get the value of x
 ==> x=2.1
 
 
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