You do --12/15---you see that this can be simplified by the same factor 3-- si you divide by 3 on both numbers thus you get---4/5 as the answer
-x - y = 8
2x - y = -1
Ok, we are going to solve this in 2 parts. First we have to solve for one of the variables in one of the equation in terms of the other variable. I like to take the easiest equation first and try to avoid fractions, so let's use the first equation and solve for x.
-x - y = 8 add y to each side
-x = 8 + y divide by -1
x = -8 - y
So now we have a value for x in terms of y that we can use to substitute into the other equation. In the other equation we are going to put -8 - y in place of the x.
2x - y = -1
2(-8 - y) - y = -1 multiply the 2 through the parentheses
-16 - 2y - y = -1 combine like terms
-16 - 3y = -1 add 16 to both sides
-3y = 15 divide each side by -3
y = -5
Now we have a value for y. We need to plug it into either of the original equations then solve for x. I usually choose the most simple equation.
-x - y = 8
-x - (-5) = 8 multiply -1 through the parentheses
-x + 5 = 8 subtract 5 from each side
-x = 3 divide each side by -1
x = -3
So our solution set is
(-3, -5)
That is the point on the grid where the 2 equations are equal, so that is the place where they intersect.
This question is difficult to give a definite answer to because it's an approximation, but I estimate the solutions to be around x = 2.6 and x = -2.6.
When they ask for solutions of the graphed function they are asking for an approximation of where the graph intercepts the x-axis, and we can see it kind of intercepts in the middle of 2 and 3, except slightly closer to 3, which is why I estimated 2.6.
The graph also appears to be symmetrical, which means the solutions will be the same except one would be negative and one would be positive, which means the second solution would be -2.6.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions :)
Answer:
distance across the pond: 13 yd
distance walked by Garret: 12 yd
Step-by-step explanation:
Data:
- distance across the pond: x yd
- distance walked by Sandy: 5 yd
- distance walked by Garret: x-1 yd
A right triangle is formed where the distance across the pond is the hypotenuse. From Pythagorean theorem:
x² = 5² + (x-1)²
x² = 25 + x² - 2x + 1
0 = 26 - 2x
x = 13
Based on our conversation above, we can then easily find the missing x-coordinate. If the equation for line BC is y = 6*x - 11 and we know that the y-coordinate is 13, then
13 = 6*x - 11
24 = 6*x
4 = x
The x-coordinate is 4.
