Question

(08.03) Consider the following pair of equations:

Answer 1

Substitution method is used to solve the linear system of equations for one or more variables.

Consider the first equation y = 3x + 3 -----(1)

In equation (1) plug in y=x-1, we get

x -1 = 3x + 3

Add -3x on both side , we get

x-3x -1 = 3x-3x +3

-2x-1=0 + 3

Now add +1 on both sides, we get

-2x-1+1= 3+1

-2x + 0 =4

Now divide both side by -2

-2x/-2= 4/-2

X= -2

Now put x=-2 in the the second equation,

y=x-1

y=(-2)-1

y=-3

Solution(-2,-3)