Answer:
Below.
Step-by-step explanation:
I assume you are referring to a system of equations.
Example:
2x - y = 4
x + y = 5
If we add these 2 equations then the y is eliminated because -y + y = 0:-
3x + 0 = 9
x = 3
Now we plug x = 3 into the first equation to find y:
2(3) - y = 4
-y = 4 - 6 = -2
y = 2.
If we cannot eliminate one of the variables we multiply one of the equations so that one of the variables so that it can be eliminated.
For example:
2x - 3y = 5 A
x + y = 6 B
We multiply the second equation B by 3 so that when we add -3y + 3y gets eliminated:
3x + 3y = 18
- so adding this to equation A
5x + 0 = 23.
In some cases we may have to multiply both equations by different values to get terms that can be eliminated.
