Answer:
(-1, 7)
Explanation:
Elimination Method:
Elimination: Step 1
Write in standard form (you can have negatives)
(standard form= Ax+By=C)
Elimination: Step 2
Create(find) opposites
Elimination: Step 3
Add to cancel one variable
Elimination: Step 4
Solve for variable
Elimination: Step 5
Substitute into other equation to find other variable
Substitution (Method)
In a linear system of equations, substitution results in one equation with one variable. The solution to a linear system is an ordered pair, not just a single value.
Problem:
Solve 2x+y=5;x+y=6
Steps:
I will solve your system by substitution.
(You can also solve this system by elimination.)
2x+y=5;x+y=6
Step: Solve 2x+y=5 for y:
2x+y+−2x=5+−2x(Add -2x to both sides)
y=−2x+5
Step: Substitute −2x+5 for yin x+y=6:
x+y=6
x+−2x+5=6
−x+5=6(Simplify both sides of the equation)
−x+5+−5=6+−5(Add -5 to both sides)
−x=1
-x/-1 = 1/-1 (Divide both sides by -1)
x=−1
Step: Substitute −1 for x in y=−2x+5:
y=−2x+5
y=(−2)(−1)+5
y=7(Simplify both sides of the equation)
Answer:
x=−1 and y=7