solve using the elimination method.show your work. if the system has no solution or infintite number of solutions, state this 4x-6y=30, 3x-5y=24

Bosnian Bosnian answered
13 years ago

4x-6y=30

3x-5y=24

(4x-6y=30) Multiply with 3

12x-18y=90

(3x-5y=24) Multiply with 4

12x-20y=96

Now you have System:

12x-18y=90
12x-20y=96

Subtracting 12x-18y=90 from 12x-20y=96 gives:

12x-12x-18y-(-20y)=90-96
0-18y+20y= -6
2y= -6 Divide with 2

y= -3

4x-6y=30
4x-6*(-3)=30
4x+18=30
4x=30-18
4x=12 Divide with 4

x=3

OR

3x-5y=24
3x-5*(-3)=24
3x+15=24
3x=24-15
3x=9 Divide with 3

x=3

Solution is: x=3 y= -3

Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
7 months ago

To solve this system of equations using the elimination method, we need to eliminate one of the variables by adding or subtracting the two equations.

Given the system of equations:
1) 4x - 6y = 30
2) 3x - 5y = 24

To eliminate a variable, we need to make the coefficients of either x or y the same in both equations. To do this, we can multiply the first equation by 3 and the second equation by 4:

Multiply equation 1 by 3:
3 * (4x - 6y) = 3 * 30
12x - 18y = 90

Multiply equation 2 by 4:
4 * (3x - 5y) = 4 * 24
12x - 20y = 96

Now, we have two equations with the same coefficient for x. We can subtract one equation from the other to eliminate x:

(12x - 18y) - (12x - 20y) = 90 - 96
12x - 18y - 12x + 20y = -6
-18y + 20y = -6
2y = -6
y = -6/2
y = -3

Substitute the value of y into one of the original equations to solve for x:

4x - 6(-3) = 30
4x + 18 = 30
4x = 30 - 18
4x = 12
x = 12/4
x = 3

So, the solution to the system of equations is x = 3 and y = -3.

Therefore, the system has a unique solution.

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