Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
First rearrange all equations into this format:
that will result in:
then we'll multiply an equation with a number such that we have same numbers on both equations (with only different signs). So we can add them
Here you can see that we've multiplied the first equation with (-3) so that we have -9x on one equation and 9x on the other. Now when we add the two equations the 9x and -9x terms will cancel out (or eliminate)
now that we've found the value of y
we'll use this value in any of the two equations to get the value of x.
let's put y in the first equation:
Answer:
1/3
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
see below
Step-by-step explanation:
a) 2(x - 1) = 4 (x + 2)
Distribute
2x-2 = 4x+8
Subtract 2x from each side
2x-2x-2 = 4x-2x +8
-2 = 2x+8
Subtract 8 from each side
-2-8 = 2x+8-8
-10=2x
Divide each side by 2
-10/2 = 2x/2
-5 =x
b)(3 - x) (x + 2) = 0
We can use the zero product property
3-x = 0 x+2= 0
3-x+x=0+x x+2-2=0-2
3=x x=-2