How do you solve 9x + 7y = -139x+7y=13 and x = 9 - 6yx=96y?

1 Answer
Mar 18, 2018

The point of intersection is (-3,2)(3,2).

Explanation:

"Equation 1":Equation 1: 9x+7y=-139x+7y=13

"Equation 2":Equation 2: x=9-6yx=96y

This is a system of linear equations. The solutions for xx and yy represent the point of intersection of the two lines.

I will use substitution to solve for xx and yy.

Equation 2 is already solved for xx. Substitute 9-6y96y for xx in Equation 1 and solve for yy.

9(9-6y)+7y=-139(96y)+7y=13

Expand.

81-54y+7y=-138154y+7y=13

Simplify.

81-47y=-13#

Subtract 8181 from both sides.

81-81-47y=-13-81818147y=1381

Simplify.

0-47y=-94047y=94

-47y=-9447y=94

Divide both sides by -4747.

(color(red)cancel(color(black)(-47))^1y)/(color(red)cancel(color(black)(-47))^1)=(color(red)cancel(color(black)(-94))^2)/(color(red)cancel(color(black)(-47))^1)

Simplify

y=2

Substitute 2 for y in Equation 2 and solve for x.

x=9-6(2)

x=9-12

x=-3

The point of intersection is (-3,2).

graph{(9x+7y+13)(x+6y-9)=0 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}