What is the area of a triangle that has a height of 4 feet and a base length of 9 feet? 18 feet2 36 feet2 144 feet2 324 feet2
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There are many ways to solve simultaneous linear equations. One of my favorite for finding integer solutions is graphing. The attached graph shows the solution to be ...
... (x, y) = (4, 7)
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You can also use Cramer's Rule, or the Vedic math variation of it, which tells you the solution to
is given by
Here, that means
... x = (9·67-5·75)/(9·8-5·3) = 228/57 = 4
... y = (75·8-67·3)/57 = 399/57 = 7
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A (graphing) calculator greatly facilitates either of these approaches.
