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how do you solve 3x=4y+10 & 4x=-3y+11 to find the point of intersection by elimination?

 Mar 23, 2016
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3x= 4y+10     multiply this equation through by 4 =   12x =  16y + 40   (1)

4x= -3y+11    multiply this equation through by -3  = -12x =   9y  - 33   (2)

 

Add equations (1)  and (2)

 

0 = 25y + 7   subtract 7 from both sides

 

-7  = 25 y     divide both sides by 25

 

-7/25  = y

 

And substituting this value for y into (1) to find x, we have

 

3x = 4(-7/25) + 10

 

3x = -28/25 + 250/25

 

3x = 222/25  divide both sides by 3

 

x = 222/75   = 74/25

 

So {x, y}   = { 74/25 ,  -7 / 25 }

 

 

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 Mar 23, 2016

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