Consider this system of equations, which has one solution: \(\begin {cases} \begin{align} 2x+2y&=180\\0.1x+7y&=\hspace{2mm}78\end{align}\end{cases}\)
Here are some equivalent systems. Each one is a step in solving the original system.
Step 1:
\(\begin {cases} \begin{align} 7x+7y&=630\\0.1x+7y&=\hspace{2mm}78\end{align}\end{cases}\)
Step 2:
\(\begin {cases} \begin{align} 6.9x &=552\\0.1x+7y&=\hspace{2mm}78\end{align}\end{cases}\)
Step 3:
\(\begin {cases} \begin{align} x&=80\\0.1x+7y&=78\end{align}\end{cases}\)
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Look at the original system and the system in Step 1.
- What was done to the original system to get the system in Step 1?
- Explain why the system in Step 1 shares a solution with the original system.
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Look at the system in Step 1 and the system in Step 2.
- What was done to the system in Step 1 to get the system in Step 2?
- Explain why the system in Step 2 shares a solution with that in Step 1.
- What is the solution to the original system?