You would do the parenthesis first and then outside the parenthesis and for the second one you multiply -3 by the answer for the parenthesis
The length of the rectangle is 8 feet. X = 5
Answer:
x=-2 and y=2
Step-by-step explanation:
Do simultaneous equations
-8x + 4y = 24 <em>(multiply everything in the equation by -7)</em>
-7x + 7y = 28 <em>(multiply everything in the equation by 8)</em>
56x - 28y = -168
-56x + 56y = 224
<em>(add equations, ie add 'x' parts, 'y' parts, and numerical parts)</em>
<em> </em>28y = 56
∴y = 2
-8x + 4y = 24
-8x + 4(2) = 24
-8x = 16
∴x=-2
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