I think that using the elimination method is the best, because it is the only method that I use when solving these types of equation. For example, for these two equations, you need to multiply one of the equations by a certain number so that you'd be able to find x and y. The elimination method is the method that tells you to do that. It is also the easiest method.
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Simplifying
15 + -5(4x + -7) = 50
Reorder the terms:
15 + -5(-7 + 4x) = 50
15 + (-7 * -5 + 4x * -5) = 50
15 + (35 + -20x) = 50
Combine like terms: 15 + 35 = 50
50 + -20x = 50
Add '-50' to each side of the equation.
50 + -50 + -20x = 50 + -50
Combine like terms: 50 + -50 = 0
0 + -20x = 50 + -50
-20x = 50 + -50
Combine like terms: 50 + -50 = 0
-20x = 0
Solving
-20x = 0
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Divide each side by '-20'.
x = 0.0
Simplifying
x = 0.0
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
This triangle is a polygon. By definition, all the exterior angles of ANY polygon add up to equal 360 degrees. So we add up all the exterior angles and solve for x. That's the first step.
7x - 2 + 9x - 31 + 4x + 33 = 360
Combining like terms gives us
20x + 0 = 360 or simply
20x = 360 so
x = 18
In order to find the value of the angle exterior to angle C, we sub 18 in for x:
7(18) - 2 = 124
