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How do you solve systems of equations by using elimination?
Multiply every term in both equations by any number that is not 0 or 1, and has not been posted in our discussion already. Then solve the new system you have created using elimination or substitution method:6x + 9y = -310x - 6y = 58
What is y equals x2-18x plus 52 in vertex form?
y=x2-18x+52First off, this does not factor cleanly, but even if it did it would not help us. We must complete the square to yield a perfect-square trinomial (a trinomial that can be written in the form (x-a)2 where a is a real number.To do this, halve the coefficient of the single-x term (for this case, the term 18x) and square it.18/2=992=81The result of this process can be added to the two terms involving x to get a perfect square trinomial. For instance, the trinomial that would result would be:x2-18x+81=(x-9)2However, there is already 52 of that 81 that is needed present, so in reality, you only need to add 29 (81-52=29) to the right side of the equation to get a perfect-square trinomial. Whatever is done to one side of the equation must be done to the other side, so since you added 29 to the right side, you must add 29 to the left side, giving you:y+29=x2-18x+52+29y+29=x2-18x+81y+29=(x-9)2y=(x-9)2-29This is in vertex form, you can see that the vertex is at (9,-29)
What is consistent and dependent?
The terms consistent and dependent are two ways to describe a system of linear equations. A system of linear equations is dependent if you can algebraically derive one of the equations from one or more of the other equations. A system of linear equations is consistent if they have a common solution.An example of a dependent system of linear equations:2x + 4y = 84x + 8y = 16Solve the first equation for x:x = 4 - 2yPlug that value of x into the second equation:16 - 8y + 8y = 16, which gives 16 = 16.No new information was gained from the second equation, because we already knew 16 = 16, so these two equations are dependent.An example of an inconsistent system of linear equations:Because consistency is boring.2x + 4y = 84x + 8y = 15Solve the first equation for x:x = 4 - 2yPlug that value of x into the second equation:16 - 8y + 8y = 15, which gives 16 = 15.This is a contradiction, because 16 doesn't equal 15. Therefore this system has no solution and is inconsistent.
Use a semi-colon to separate items in a series that already contains commas?
Typically, if a list of items has semicolons separating each item, commas are not required.
What is the answer to this equation -6 n -30?
Just to get you straight, that is actually an expression. Equations have equal signs in them. Just so you know. Anyway, it just so happens that this expression (-6n - 30) is already simplified. There are no like terms to combine there, since 30 does not have an "n".
