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x+y=4
2x3y=7
solve using substitution

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x+y=4
2x+3y=7
solve using substitution
Answered by GPT 3.5
From the first equation, we can solve for y:
y = 4 - x

Substitute this into the second equation:
2x(3(4 - x)) = 7

Simplify:
2x(12 - 3x) = 7
24x - 6x^2 = 7

Rearrange the equation to a quadratic form:
6x^2 - 24x + 7 = 0

Solve for x using the quadratic formula:
x = (-(-24) ± √((-24)^2 - 4(6)(7))) / (2(6))

Simplify:
x = (24 ± √(576 - 168)) / 12
x = (24 ± √408) / 12
x = (24 ± √(4 * 102)) / 12
x = (24 ± 2√102) / 12
x = (2(12 ± √102)) / 12
x = (12 ± √102) / 6

x = (12 + √102) / 6 or x = (12 - √102) / 6

For the first solution, x = (12 + √102) / 6, substitute this back into the equation for y:
y = 4 - ((12 + √102) / 6)

Simplify:
y = 24/6 - (12 + √102) / 6
y = (12 - 12 - √102) / 6
y = -√102 / 6
y = -√102 / 6

The first solution is x = (12 + √102) / 6 and y = -√102 / 6.

For the second solution, x = (12 - √102) / 6, substitute this back into the equation for y:
y = 4 - ((12 - √102) / 6)

Simplify:
y = 24/6 - (12 - √102) / 6
y = (12 - 12 + √102) / 6
y = √102 / 6
y = √102 / 6

The second solution is x = (12 - √102) / 6 and y = √102 / 6.

Therefore, the solutions to the system of equations are (x, y) = ((12 + √102) / 6, -√102 / 6) and ((12 - √102) / 6, √102 / 6).
Answered by GPT 3.5
To solve the system of equations using substitution, we will solve one equation for one variable and then substitute that value into the other equation.

First, let's solve the first equation, x + y = 4, for x:
x = 4 - y

Now, substitute this expression for x into the other equation, 2x + 3y = 7:
2(4 - y) + 3y = 7

Expanding and simplifying:
8 - 2y + 3y = 7
8 + y = 7
y = 7 - 8
y = -1

Now, substitute this value for y back into the first equation to solve for x:
x + (-1) = 4
x - 1 = 4
x = 4 + 1
x = 5

Therefore, the solution to the system of equations x + y = 4 and 2x + 3y = 7 is x = 5 and y = -1.

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