Find the area of this triangle.
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Eight *(a number) plus 5*(another number) is -13.
translates to:
8(x) + 5(y) = -13
The sum of (the number) and (the other number) is 1.
translates to:
(x) + (y) = 1
We have a system of two equations involving two unknowns: x and y.
We can easily solve the system using Substitution or Elimination. Let's use Elimination this time.
We'll multiply the second equation by -8 so that the x's match up.
When we add the equations together, the x's will fall out of the equation, summing to zero. The 5y and -8y will sum to -3y and the right hand side will sum to -21.
Divide by -3,
Plug back into one of your original equations to find the value of x,
Subtract 7,
translates to:
8(x) + 5(y) = -13
The sum of (the number) and (the other number) is 1.
translates to:
(x) + (y) = 1
We have a system of two equations involving two unknowns: x and y.
We can easily solve the system using Substitution or Elimination. Let's use Elimination this time.
We'll multiply the second equation by -8 so that the x's match up.
When we add the equations together, the x's will fall out of the equation, summing to zero. The 5y and -8y will sum to -3y and the right hand side will sum to -21.
Divide by -3,
Plug back into one of your original equations to find the value of x,
Subtract 7,
One of the product rules for exponents was used.
Or, you can consider that the definition of an exponent and the associative and commutative properties of multiplication were used.
Or, you can consider that the definition of an exponent and the associative and commutative properties of multiplication were used.