stinkyramirez710 stinkyramirez710
  • 08-09-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada

12x+18y=36 8x+12y=24 solve for through elimination

Respuesta :

kphung76127
kphung76127 kphung76127
  • 08-09-2017
Multiply the first equation by 4
48x+72y= 144

Multiply the secondequation by -6
-48x-72y= -144

Add the equations together
48x-48x+72y-72y=144-144
0+0=0
True

Final answer: Infinitely many solutions
Answer Link
choixongdong
choixongdong choixongdong
  • 08-09-2017
12x+18y=36 (1)
8x+12y=24 (2)

divide (1) by (3) and divide (2) by (2)

4x+6y=12 (1)
4x+6y=12 (2)
------------------subtract 
0 = 0

answer
Equations with Infinite solutions
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

what is the solution to the equation below?round your answer to two decimal places 3e^2x+ 12 =42
Approximately what percentage of adults suffer from a mental disorder? A)4% B)13% C)22% D)31%
An effect of the African slave trade was that it
6(n+4) in word form
Low-head hydropower involves ___________ dams on ___________ rivers.
Obligate anaerobes are likely to be found in the __________. view available hint(s) obligate anaerobes are likely to be found in the __________. colon mouth uro
How did the government play a role in the arts during the Great Depression ?
What is the name of the isomer with this structural formula?
What waste product does aerobic organisms release into the environment that plants use during photosynthesis
Minimum security is designed to _______________ unauthorized external activity: detect and impede some detect and impede all impede some impede all