Question

X+4y=332y+6x=0Solve the equations algebraically

Answer 1

We want to solve the following system

$\begin{cases}x+4y=33 \\ 2y+6x=0\end{cases}$

We can start by dividing the second equation by 2

$\begin{cases}x+4y=33 \\ y+3x=0\end{cases}$

Then, if we subtract 3x from both sides of the second equation, we're going to have

$\begin{cases}x+4y=33 \\ y=-3x\end{cases}$

If we substitute the expression for y on the second equation by the y on the first equation, we get a new equation only for x.

$\begin{gathered} x+4(y)=33 \\ x+4(-3x)=33 \\ x-12x=33 \\ -11x=33 \\ x=-\frac{33}{11} \\ x=-3 \end{gathered}$

Using this values for x on the second equation, we find the value for y.

$\begin{gathered} y=-3(x) \\ y=-3(-3) \\ y=9 \end{gathered}$

And those are the solutions for this system.

$\begin{cases}x=-3 \\ y=9\end{cases}$