Question
I have a problem that reads as:
-4x-2y=12
4x+8y=-24
And when solved the answer is (2,-2), but I checked the answer in the back and it says (6,-6)
How does that WORK??
-4x-2y=12
4x+8y=-24
And when solved the answer is (2,-2), but I checked the answer in the back and it says (6,-6)
How does that WORK??
Answers
Steve
if you add the two equations, the x's cancel out, and you have
6y = -12
y = -2
so, x=2.
The book answer is wrong.
(6,-6) fits the 2nd equation, but not the 1st.
If the 1st equation were -4x-2y = -12
then (6,-6) would be correct.
So, it appears that the problem has a typo.
6y = -12
y = -2
so, x=2.
The book answer is wrong.
(6,-6) fits the 2nd equation, but not the 1st.
If the 1st equation were -4x-2y = -12
then (6,-6) would be correct.
So, it appears that the problem has a typo.