System of equations subtraction method
In the addition/subtraction method, the two equations in the system are added or subtracted to create a new equation with only one variable. ... Substitute the variable back into one of the equations and solve for the other variable. Check the solution--it should satisfy both equations.
Assume ladder length is 14 ft and that the top end of the ladder is 5 feet above the ground.
Find the distance the bottom of the ladder is from the base of the wall.
Picture a right triangle with hypotenuse 14 feet and that the side opposite the angle is h. Then sin theta = h / 14, or theta = arcsin 5/14. theta is
0.365 radian. Then the dist. of the bot. of the lad. from the base of the wall is
14cos theta = 14cos 0.365 rad = 13.08 feet. This does not seem reasonable; the ladder would fall if it were already that close to the ground.
Ensure that y ou have copied this problem accurately from the original.
Answer: x = 4, y = 3
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
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Using substitution method we get:
Answer:
$1.95
Step-by-step explanation:
notebook = n
pencil = p
3n + 2p = 5.10
2n + 3p = 4.65
multiply top equation by 2 and bottom by 3
6n + 4p = 10.20
6n +9p = 13.95
subtract bottom equation from the top equation
-5p = -3.75
divide by 5, negatives cancel out
p = 0.75
sub p into either equation, I chose the original top equation
3n + 2(0.75) = 5.10
3n + 1.50 = 5.10
subtract 1.50 from both sides
3n = 3.60
divide both sides by 3
n = 1.20
p = 0.75
n + p = 1.95 (the fourth option)
