There is no X But Y is (0,5)
I had this question today. I believe its either D or C, but my friend told me it was D. So, I think it's D. I hoped if this helped you or not. If you get it wrong Im very sorry so it would've been C.
How do you solve this system of equations using the addition method:
4
x
−
y
=
−
4
;
5
x
+
2
y
=
−
18
?
Algebra
1 Answer
IDKwhatName
Jun 30, 2017
x
=
−
2
,
y
=
−
4
Explanation:
Right now, you have:
4
x
−
y
=
−
4
5
x
+
2
y
=
−
18
To make this easier, you must get rid of one variable, in this case I will remove
y
, to do this you must make the y-values in both equations the same.
To do this, I will multiply the whole of
4
x
−
y
=
−
4
by 2 to give
8
x
−
2
y
=
−
8
We now have:
8
x
−
2
y
=
−
8
5
z
+
2
y
=
−
18
All we need to do now is
(
8
x
−
2
y
+
5
x
+
2
y
)
=
(
−
18
−
8
)
≡
13
x
=
−
26
.
Divide both sides by 13 to find
x
:
13
x
=
−
26
13
x
13
=
−
26
13
x
=
−
2
Now put your value for
x
into either equation:
4
(
−
2
)
−
y
=
−
4
−
8
−
y
=
−
4
y
=
−
8
+
4
y
=
−
4
x
=
−
2
;
y
=
−
4
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