As it stands, it's none of those. I believe you were going for the distance formula but copied it wrong.
12x - 8y = -12
6x + 4y = -30
Multiply the 2nd equation by 2, to make the Y coefficients opposite:
6x + 4y = -30 x 2 = 12x + 8y = -60
Now add the two equations:
12x -8y = -12 + 12x +8y = -60
= 24x = -72
Divide bothe sides by 24 to solve for x:
x = -72/24
x = -3
Now replace x with -3 in the first equation to solve for y:
12(-3) - 8y = -12
-36 - 8y = -12
Add 36 to each side:
-8y = 24
Divide both sides by -8 to solve for y:
y = 24 / -8
y = -3
X = -3 and y = -3
(-3,-3)
a statistic question is with multiple answers
Put the argument value where the variable is, then evaluate.
For f(x), you want f(2).
f(2) = 2² + 1 = 4+1 = 5
For g(x), you want g(1).
g(1) = 3·1 +1 = 4
For [f(2) - g(1)] you want the difference of the above values.
[f(2) - g(1)] = [5 - 4] = 1
