Isolating a variable in two equations is easiest when one of them has a coefficient of Let's say we have the two equations
ABAB
ABAB
and want to isolate one of the variables, such that it appears by itself on one side of the equation. Which of the following is an equation with one of the above variables isolated?
Now that we have one of the variables from Part A isolated, and written in terms of the other variable, we can now substitute this into the other of the two original equations. Which of the following options represents this?
We now have an algebraic expression with only one variable, which can be solved. Once we have that, we can plug it back into one of the original equations or the expression derived in Part A to solve for the other variable. When this is done with the system of two equations from Parts A and B what is the solution?
Enter AA then BB as two numbers, separated by a comma.
In some cases, neither of the two equations in the system will contain a variable with a coefficient of so we must take a further step to isolate itLets say we now have
CDCD
CDCD
None of these terms has a coefficient of Instead, we'll pick the variable with the smallest coefficient and isolate it Move the term with the lowest coefficient so that it's alone on one side of its equation, then divide by the coefficient. Which of the following expressions would result from that process?
Now that you have one of the two variables in Part D isolated, use substitution to solve for the two variables.You may want to review the Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Simplifying an Expression Primers.
Enter the answer as two numbers either fraction or decimal separated by a comma, with CC first.