Question

A system of equations is shown below:
4x = -3y + 17
3x - 4y = -6

Answer 1

x = 2, y = 3 → (2, 3)

Explanation:

`\left\{\begin{array}{ccc}4x = -3y + 17&\text{add}\ 3y\ \text{to both sides}\\3x - 4y = -6\end{array}\right\\\\\left\{\begin{array}{ccc}4x+3y=17&\text{multiply both sides by 4}\\3x - 4y = -6&\text{multiply both sides by 3}\end{array}\right\\\\\underline{+\left\{\begin{array}{ccc}16x+12y=68\\9x -12y = -18\end{array}\right}\qquad\text{add both sides of the equations}\\.\qquad25x=50\qquad\text{divide both sides by 25}\\.\qquad x=2\\\\\text{Put the values of }\ x\ \text{to the second equation}`

`3(2)-4y=-6\\6-4y=-6\qquad\text{subtract 6 from both sides}\\-4y=-12\qquad\text{divide both sides by (-4)}\\y=3`