Asked by Toni

What is, x+3y=1
-3×-3y=15
Can you show me the steps, confused?

Answers

Answered by Damon
first equation is the line
y = -(1/3) x + 1/3

second equation (-x-y=5) is the line
y = - x - 5

so
-x-5 = -(1/3)x + 1/3

2/3 x = -16/3
x = -8
then y = 3
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check
-8+9 = ? 1 yes
+24 - 9 = ? 15 yes
Answered by Damon
there are lots of other ways, like add the two equations
+1 x + 3 y = 1
-3 x - 3 y = 15
---------------- add
-2 x = 16
x = -8 then go back and get y
Answered by Damon
or substitute
x = 1 - 3y
use that in the second one
-3(1-3y) -3y=15
-3 + 9 y -3 y = 15
6 y = 18
y = +3 again
Answered by Damon
the first way is brute force finding where two lines hit
The second way is called "elimination".
The third way is called "substitution".

They are all ways o find the intersection of those lines.
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