Question :
x/2 + y/3 = 5, x - y/2 = 4
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(x,y)=(746,736)
Alternative Form
(x,y)=(6.5˙71428˙,5.1˙42857˙)
Evaluate
{x÷2+y÷3=5x−y÷2=4
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Evaluate
x÷2+y÷3
Rewrite the expression
2x+y÷3
Rewrite the expression
2x+3y
{2x+3y=5x−y÷2=4
Calculate
{2x+3y=5x−2y=4
Solve the equation for x
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Evaluate
x−2y=4
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
x=4+2y
Add the terms
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Evaluate
4+2y
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
24×2+2y
Write all numerators above the common denominator
24×2+y
Multiply the numbers
28+y
x=28+y
{2x+3y=5x=28+y
Substitute the given value of x into the equation 2x+3y=5
228+y+3y=5
Divide the terms
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Evaluate
228+y+3y
Divide the terms
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Evaluate
228+y
Multiply by the reciprocal
28+y×21
Multiply the terms
2×28+y
Multiply the terms
48+y
48+y+3y
48+y+3y=5
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCD
(48+y+3y)×12=5×12
Simplify the equation
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Evaluate
(48+y+3y)×12
Apply the distributive property
48+y×12+3y×12
Simplify
(8+y)×3+y×4
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
(8+y)×3
Apply the distributive property
8×3+y×3
Calculate
24+y×3
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
24+3y
24+3y+y×4
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
24+3y+4y
Add the terms
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Evaluate
3y+4y
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(3+4)y
Add the numbers
7y
24+7y
24+7y=5×12
Simplify the equation
24+7y=60
Move the constant to the right side
7y=60−24
Subtract the numbers
7y=36
Divide both sides
77y=736
Divide the numbers
y=736
Substitute the given value of y into the equation x=28+y
x=28+736
Calculate
x=746
Calculate
{x=746y=736
Check the solution
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Check the solution
{746÷2+736÷3=5746−736÷2=4
Simplify
{5=54=4
Evaluate
true
{x=746y=736
Solution
(x,y)=(746,736)
Alternative Form
(x,y)=(6.5˙71428˙,5.1˙42857˙)
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Relationship between lines
Neither parallel nor perpendicular
Evaluate
x÷2+y÷3=5,x−y÷2=4
Write the equation in slope-intercept form
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Evaluate
x÷2+y÷3=5
Calculate
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Evaluate
x÷2+y÷3
Rewrite the expression
2x+y÷3
Rewrite the expression
2x+3y
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
2×3x×3+3×2y×2
Multiply the numbers
6x×3+3×2y×2
Multiply the numbers
6x×3+6y×2
Write all numerators above the common denominator
6x×3+y×2
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
63x+y×2
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
63x+2y
63x+2y=5
Reduce the fraction
21x+31y=5
Move the expression to the right side
31y=5−21x
Divide both sides
y=15−23x
Rearrange the terms
y=−23x+15
y=−23x+15,x−y÷2=4
Write the equation in slope-intercept form
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Evaluate
x−y÷2=4
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Evaluate
x−y÷2
Rewrite the expression
x−2y
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
2x×2−2y
Write all numerators above the common denominator
2x×2−y
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
22x−y
22x−y=4
Reduce the fraction
x−21y=4
Move the expression to the right side
−21y=4−x
Divide both sides
y=−8+2x
Rearrange the terms
y=2x−8
y=−23x+15,y=2x−8
Since the line is in slope-intercept form, the coefficient −23 is the slope of the line
−23,y=2x−8
Since the line is in slope-intercept form, the coefficient 2 is the slope of the line
−23,2
The slopes are different, so the lines aren't parallel. We'll multiply the slopes to check their relationship
−23×2
Reduce the numbers
−3×1
Simplify
−3
Solution
Neither parallel nor perpendicular
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