Question

1)What if you have two equations equal to y? How do you solve for x?

2)If you need to solve for a variable to substitute, what is your first step?
3)What does it mean to substitute for a value?

Answer 1

Explanation:

If you have two equations for y, eliminate y by setting these two equations equal to one another. Solve the resulting equation for x. Then substitute your x value into one of the equations for y. Write your solution as (x, y).

2) If you need to solve for a variable to substitute, what is your first step? Example: If you have two equations for y, eliminate y by setting the two equations equal to each other. This decides for you that you must solve for x.

3) What does it mean to substitute for a value? Example: If you have y = 3x and 2x + y = 17, replace y in the second equation with 3x. This eliminates y and allows you to solve for x.