Y=x+5 and 4x+y=20?

2 Answers
Feb 21, 2018

X=3 and Y=8

Explanation:

I assume that these are two simultaneous equations. The first step is to either solve for #x# or for #y#. I decided to solve for #x# and thus took the second equation:
#4x+y=20# thus #y=20-4x#
Then we can exchange #y# with #"20-4x"# in the first equation to obtain:
#20-4x=x+5#
And then we solve for #x#
#15=5x# thus #x=3#

And from that, we can obviously see that
#3+5=y# and therefore #y=8#, which also checks out with the other equation.

Feb 21, 2018

#(x,y)to(3,8)#

Explanation:

#y=x+5to(1)#

#4x+y=20to(2)#

#"substitute "y=x+5" into equation "(2)#

#4x+x+5=20#

#rArr5x+5=20#

#"subtract 5 from both sides"#

#5xcancel(+5)cancel(-5)=20-5#

#rArr5x=15#

#"divide both sides by 5"#

#(cancel(5) x)/cancel(5)=15/5#

#rArrx=3#

#"substitute "x=3" into equation "(1)#

#rArry=3+5=8#

#color(blue)"As a check"#

#"substitute these values into equation "(2)#

#(4xx3)+8=12+8=20to" True"#

#"the point of intersection "=(3,8)#
graph{(y-x+5)(y+4x-20)((x-3)^2+(y-8)^2-0.04)=0 [-20, 20, -10, 10]}