Question

17x-3y=4 2x-4y=1 the solution to the system of equations is

Answer 1

ANSWER

$x=\frac{13}{62}$

and

$y= \frac{-9}{62}$e have

EXPLANATION

$17x-3y=4---(1)$

$2x-4y=1$

Let us make y the subject and call it equation (2)

$2x=1+4y$

$x=\frac{1}{2}+2y--(2)$

We put equation (2) in to equation (1)

$17(\frac{1}{2}+2y)-3y=4$

$\frac{17}{2}+34y-3y=4$

$34y-3y=4- \frac{17}{2}$

Simplify to get,

$31y= \frac{8-17}{2}$

$31y= \frac{-9}{2}$

Divide both sides by 31,

$y= \frac{-9}{2} \div 31$

$y= \frac{-9}{2} \times \frac{1}{31}$

$y= \frac{-9}{62}$

We put this value in to equation (2) to get,

$x=\frac{1}{2}+2\times -\frac{9}{62}$

$x=\frac{1}{2} -\frac{18}{62}$

We collect LCM to obtain,

$x=\frac{31-18}{62}$

$x=\frac{13}{62}$