Exercise 7 Page 209

When solving a system of equations using the Substitution Method, there are three steps.

1. Isolate a variable in one of the equations.
2. Substitute the expression for that variable into the other equation and solve.
3. Substitute this solution into one of the equations and solve for the value of the other variable.

For this exercise, y is already isolated in both equation, so we can skip straight to solving! Since the expression equal to y in (I) is simpler, let's use that for our initial substitution.

Great! Now, to find the value of x, we need to substitute x=2 into the first equation.

The solution, or point of intersection, to this system of equations is the point (2,- 2).

Checking Our Answer

To check our answer, we will substitute our solution into both equations. If doing so results in true statements, then our solution is correct.

Because both equations are true statements, we know that our solution is correct.