Using elimination, what equation is obtained by subtracting (x-y=1) from (x+3y=13)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (4y=12)
On subtraction, (x) cancels and (3y-(-y)=4y), so (4y=12). Be careful with negative signs while subtracting.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(4y=12)
Why is this the correct answer?
On subtraction, (x) cancels and (3y-(-y)=4y), so (4y=12). Be careful with negative signs while subtracting.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables. Topic: Algebraic methods: Substitution method and Elimination method..