Step 1:
4y + x = 15
−9x + 5y = 20
Step 2: correct
4y + x = 15
x = 15 − 4y
Step 3: wrong
4y + x = 15
4y + (15 − 4y) = 15 wrong step
4y + 15 − 4y = 15
15 = 15
***once you have solved for a variable in one equation, you substitute it in the other equation
Corrected Step 3:
−9x + 5y = 20
-9(15 - 4y) + 5y= 20
(-9*15) + (-9*-4y) + 5y= 20
-135 + 36y + 5y= 20
-135 + 41y= 20
add 135 to both sides
41y= 155
divide both sides by 41
y= 155/41 or 3 32/41 or 3.78
ANSWER: The x value in step 2 should have been substituted in the opposite equation in step 3. The y solution would then be 155/41 or 3 32/41 or 3.78
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We see that the two equal sides are longer than the base. This means that our a will be larger than b. The problem says that one of the longer sides is 6.3. Since the two longer sides are equal, that means that both longer sides are 6.3 cm. Therefore, we can simply subtract these two from the perimeter to find the shorter side, which is the base.
15.7-6.3-6.3=3.1
Therefore, the length of the base is 3.1 cm.
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