Question

4
-5a+b=8
7a +9b = -32
I need to use substitution for this one. Help?​

Answer 1

a = -2, b = -2

Explanation:

`\left\{\begin{array}{ccc}-5a+b=8&\text{add}\ 5a\ \text{to both sides}\\7a+9b=-32\end{array}\right\\\\\left\{\begin{array}{ccc}b=5a+8&(1)\\7a+9b=-32&(2)\end{array}\right\\\\\text{Substitute (1) to (2):}\\\\7a+9(5a+8)=-32\qquad\text{use the distributive property}\\\\7a+(9)(5a)+(9)(8)=-32\\\\7a+45a+72=-32\qquad\text{subtract 72 from both sides}\\\\52a=-104\qquad\text{divide both sides by 52}\\\\\boxed{a=-2}\\\\\text{Put the value of}\ a\ \text{to (1):}\\\\b=5(-2)+8\\\\b=-10+8\\\\\boxed{b=-2}`