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Systems of equationsAlgebraHigh schoolabout 1:11

Solve the system -6x + 2y = 12, x - 7y = 18: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step systems of equations video lesson with captions. Final answer: x = -3, y = -3.

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Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.5 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

Steps on screen

  1. 1. The problem
    Solving an equation
    {−6x+2y=12x−7y=18\begin{cases} -6x+2y = 12 \\ x-7y = 18 \end{cases}
  2. 2. Steps, part 1
    1. {−6x+2y=12x−7y=18\begin{cases} -6x + 2y = 12 \\ x - 7y = 18 \end{cases}
      Write every equation in standard form
    2. [−62121−718]\begin{bmatrix}-6 & 2 & 12 \\ 1 & -7 & 18\end{bmatrix}
      Build the augmented matrix [A | b]
    3. Gauss–Jordan elimination
    4. R1→1−6R1: [1−13−21−718]R_{1} \to \tfrac{1}{-6} R_{1}:\ \begin{bmatrix}1 & -\frac{1}{3} & -2 \\ 1 & -7 & 18\end{bmatrix}
      Divide R1 by -6
  3. 3. Steps, part 2
    1. R2→R2−1R1: [1−13−20−20320]R_{2} \to R_{2} - 1R_{1}:\ \begin{bmatrix}1 & -\frac{1}{3} & -2 \\ 0 & -\frac{20}{3} & 20\end{bmatrix}
      Clear column 1 using the pivot in R1
    2. R2→1−203R2: [1−13−201−3]R_{2} \to \tfrac{1}{-\frac{20}{3}} R_{2}:\ \begin{bmatrix}1 & -\frac{1}{3} & -2 \\ 0 & 1 & -3\end{bmatrix}
      Divide R2 by -20/3
    3. R1→R1+13R2: [10−301−3]R_{1} \to R_{1} + \frac{1}{3} R_{2}:\ \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & -3 \\ 0 & 1 & -3\end{bmatrix}
      Clear column 2 using the pivot in R2
    4. [10−301−3]\begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & -3 \\ 0 & 1 & -3\end{bmatrix}
      Reduced row-echelon form
  4. 4. Steps, part 3
    1. x=−3, y=−3x = -3,\ y = -3
      Read off the unique solution
  5. 5. The answer
    x=−3, y=−3x = -3,\ y = -3

    -6x + 2y = 12; x - 7y = 18 ⇒ x = -3, y = -3

  6. 6. Check
    • Equation 1: -6x + 2y = 12 ✓
    • Equation 2: x - 7y = 18 ✓

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: negative 6x plus 2y equals 12; x minus 7y equals 18. 2 linear equations in 2 unknowns (x, y).

Steps, part 1. Write every equation in standard form. Move all variable terms to the left and constants to the right. Build the augmented matrix [A | b]. Columns: x, y | constant. Gauss–Jordan elimination. Use row operations to make each pivot 1 and clear the rest of its column. Divide R1 by negative 6.

Steps, part 2. Clear column 1 using the pivot in R1. Divide R2 by negative 20 over 3. Clear column 2 using the pivot in R2. Reduced row-echelon form.

Steps, part 3. Read off the unique solution.

The answer. So the answer is x equals negative 3, y equals negative 3. The system has exactly one solution; substituting it back satisfies every equation.

Check. Equation 1: negative 6x plus 2y equals 12, which checks out. Equation 2: x minus 7y equals 18, which checks out.

About systems of equations

Solve systems of two or three linear equations by elimination and substitution.

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