Answer:
3x - 2y = 1
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1: Find the slope
slope m = (y2 - y1)(/x2 - x1)
m = (4 - 1)/(3 - 1) = 3/2
Step 1: Use the formula y = mx + b to solve
This is slope-intercept form of a line. We have a slope of 3/2, and a point (x, y), which is (1, 1). Plug those values into the equation above and solve for b (the only variable we are missing
1 = (3/2)(1) + b
1 = 3/2 + b
1 - 3/2 = b
2/2 - 3/2 = b
-1/2 = b
Step 2: Rewrite the formula using the slope and the b value we just calculated
y = (3/2)x - 1/2
Step 3: Standard form of a line is ax + by = c, where a is a positive integer, so we rearrange the equation from step 2 to standard form.
y = (3/2)x - 1/2
-(3/2)x + y = -1/2 (subtract (3/2)x from both sides)
-3x + 2y = -1 (multiply by 2 to get rid of the fraction on x)
3x - 2y = 1 (multiply by -1 so a becomes positive)
All the numbers in the first equation have a common factor of 2. Removing that gives
.. x +4y = 6
making it easy to solve for x
.. x = 6 -4y
My choice would be to solve for x using the first equation.
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On second thought, it might actually be easier to solve either equation for 8y. That term then directly substitutes into the other equation (equivalent to adding the two equations).
.. 8y = 3x -11 . . . . . from the second equation
.. 2x +(3x -11) = 12 . . . substituting into the first equation
.. 5x = 23 . . . . . . . . . . collect terms, add 11 (what you would get by adding the equations in the first place)
.. x = 4.6
.. y = (3*4.6 -11)/8 = 0.35
Answer:
4±√5
EXPLAINED ANSWER:
Since the variable is a binomial and it is squared, we apply square root on both side, and apply the ± sign on the right side (since the solution of a square root can be both positive and negative), and later pass the 4 positive to the other side.
√25 can be (5)(5) or (-5)(-5)
Associative property
(3 + 9) + 6 = 3 + (9 + 6)