26 = 3b - 2 - 7b
28 = -4b
b = -7
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-2b + 7 -3b = 2 -2b +7 -3b +2b = 2 + 2b 7 -3b + 3b = 2 + 2b +3b 7-2 = 2-2 + 2b + 3b 5 = 5b 1 = b
b^2 - 7b + 12 = b^2 - 4b - 3b + 12 = b(b -4) -3(b - 4) = (b - 3)(b - 4)
3b + 2a = 2 and -2 + a = 8 -2 + a = 8 can be rearranged to show a = 8 + 2 = 10 (Effectively 2 has been added to both sides.) As a = 10, the value for a can now be substituted in the equation 3b + 2a = 2 3b + 2x10 = 2 : 3b + 20 = 2 this can be rearranged to show 3b = 2 - 20 = -18 and dividing both sides by 3 gives b = -6.
b2 - 7b - 6b = -4(-4)2 - 7(-4) - 6 = 16 +28 - 6 = 38
The equation cannot be solved as there are two unknowns. However it can be simplified and the two unknowns (a and b) expressed in terms of the second unknown. 1) Expressing a in terms of b 4a + 2 = 3b - 5 4a = 3b -7 if desired this could be stated as a = (3b - 7)/4 2) Expressing b in terms of a 3b - 5 = 4a + 2 3b = 4a + 7 if desired this could be stated as b = (4a + 7)/3