Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Solve for x and y 4y=4x+4 & 7y=9x-7

We'll solve the system of equations using substitution
method.


We'll isolate y to the left side, such as the first
equation give:


y = (4x+4)/4


y
= 4(x+1)/4


y = x + 1 (1)


We'll
isolate y to the left side, such as the second equation
gives:


y = (9x-7)/7 (2)


We'll
equate (1) and (2):


x + 1 =
(9x-7)/7


We'll multiply by 7 both
sides:


7(x+1) = 9x - 7


We'll
remove the brackets:


7x + 7 = 9x -
7


We'll move the terms in x to the left
side:


7x - 9x = -7 - 7


-2x =
-14


x = 7


From (1) => y
= x + 1 <=> y = 7 + 1 = 8


The
solution of the system is represented by the pair (7 ;
8).

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