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xy+4x=2880

xy-12y=2160

x and y in both equations is the same

 Feb 20, 2017

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xy+4x=2880

xy-12y=2160

x and y in both equations is the same

 

(1)xy+4x=2880(2)xy12y=2160(1)(2):xy+4x(xy12y)=28802160xy+4xxy+12y=7204x+12y=720|:4x+3y=180(3)x=1803y

 

(3) in (2):

(2)xy12y=2160y(x12)=2160|x=1803yy(1803y12)=2160180y3y212y=21603y2+168y=2160|:(3)y256y=720y256y+720=0(y36)(y20)=0y1=36ory2=20

 

(3)x=1803yx1=180336x1=72x2=180320x2=120

 

Solutions: (72,36) and (120,20)

 

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 Feb 21, 2017
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xy+4x=2880

xy-12y=2160

 

x = 72 and y = 36

x = 120 and y = 20

 Feb 20, 2017
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xy + 4x= 2880    →  x (y + 4)  = 2880 →  x = 2880/ (y + 4)    (1)

xy - 12y= 2160     (2)

 

Sub (1)  into (2)

 

[2880/ (y + 4)] y - 12y  = 2160    multiply through by ( y + 4)

 

2880y - 12y( y + 4) = 2160( y + 4)    simplify

 

2880y - 12y^2 - 48y = 2160y + 8640

 

12y^2 - 672 y  + 8640  = 0

 

y^2 - 56y + 720  = 0     factor

 

( y - 36) (y - 20)  = 0

 

Set each factor to 0 and y = 36  or y  = 20

 

When y  = 36,  x = 2880/[36 + 4]  = 2880/40 =  72

 

When y  = 20,  x = 2880/[20 + 4]  = 2880/24 =  120

 

Solutions    (72, 36)  and (120, 20 )

 

 

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 Feb 20, 2017
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Best Answer

xy+4x=2880

xy-12y=2160

x and y in both equations is the same

 

(1)xy+4x=2880(2)xy12y=2160(1)(2):xy+4x(xy12y)=28802160xy+4xxy+12y=7204x+12y=720|:4x+3y=180(3)x=1803y

 

(3) in (2):

(2)xy12y=2160y(x12)=2160|x=1803yy(1803y12)=2160180y3y212y=21603y2+168y=2160|:(3)y256y=720y256y+720=0(y36)(y20)=0y1=36ory2=20

 

(3)x=1803yx1=180336x1=72x2=180320x2=120

 

Solutions: (72,36) and (120,20)

 

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