You can use substitution here. First, get y alone:
14x + y = -4
subtract 14x from each side
y = -4 - 14x
Then, plug y into the second equation
-4 - 14x = 3x² - 11x - 4
then solve from there
Hope this helps :)
1. 8
2. 25
3.40
plug in the expressions
To solve for x you have to bring the 12 to the other side
How do we do this?
Well if you think about it this is technically what the equation shows
This means to isolate x you can multiply both sides by 12 and that will cancel 
from the right side
can be further simplified to...
9
^^^This is the answer
Check:
3/4 = 9/12
3/4 = 3/4
Hope this helped!
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Remark
If the lines are parallel then triangle RQS will be similar to triangle RTP
From that, all three lines in one triangle will bear the same ratio to all three lines of the second triangle.
Givens
PQ = 8
QR = 5
RS = 15
ST = x + 3
Ratio
QR/RP = RS/RT
Sub and solve
RP = 5 + 8
RP = 13
RT = 15 + x + 3
RT = 18 + x
5/13 = 15 / (18 + x) Cross multiply
5(18 + x) = 195 Remove the brackets on the left.
90 + 5x = 195 Subtract 90 from both sides.
5x = 105 Divide by 5
x = 105/5
x = 21 Answer <<<<<<<
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