Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
(1) 2x - 6y = -12
(2) x + 2y = 14
There is a -6y and a +2y. Since they have opposite signs, I'll try to eliminate the y terms. (That's my choice. There is more than one way to solve these.)
Multiply eq. (2) by 3:
3x + 6y = 42
Then add the result to eq. (1) to eliminate the y terms:
2x - 6y = -12
3x + 6y = 42
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5x = 30, so x = 6
Now plug the value of x into eq. (2) and solve for y:
6 + 2y = 14
2y = 8
y = 4
Why did I use eq. (2) to solve for y? Because it's less work. I could have used eq. (1) instead:
2(6) - 6y = -12
12 - 6y = -12
-6y = -24
y = 4
More than one way to solve.
Answer:
the second one
Step-by-step explanation:
cant be negative cuz if its negative the first line doesnt apply.
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Explanation:
sum -- the result of addition: 5x+1
term -- a constant, variable, or product of a constant and one or more variables. In the more general sense, a term is any part of the expression that can be considered by itself. An example is 5x
product -- the result of multiplication: 9(5x+1), where 9 is multiplied by the sum (5x+1)
factor -- part of a product: x
quotient -- the result of division: 9(5x+1)÷3
coefficient -- a constant, or the constant that multiplies the variables in a term: 5
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<em>Additional comment</em>
The way this is written, there will be the tendency to think of 3y as a term in the same sense that 5x is a term. That would be incorrect. The Order of Operations has you interpret this expression as ...

Is that it the whole question?