3/5/2019 Math Honors #7 - Google Docs

Alexa Wells
Math Honors Assignment

A. 6 B. 9 C. 15 D. 18

In this problem, I’m being asked to solve for C if x=6 in the equation C = ax² + bx.

Correct Solution:

Step 1: Solve for a Step 2: Solve for b Step 3: Solve for C

1 = 4a + 2b 1 = 4(½) +2b C = ½ x² - ½ x
3 = 9a + 3b
C = ½ (6²) - ½ (6)
1 = 2 + 2b
-3 (1 = 4a + 2b) -2 -2 C = 18 - 3
2 (3 = 9a + 3b)
-1 = 2b C = 15
-3 = -12a - 6b 2
6 = 18a + 6b
-½ = b
3 = 6a
6

a=½

This problem was tricky because there was much substituting involved before solving for
the variables and I could’ve easily made a mistake in the new equations, which would have
messed up the elimination process to solve for a, b, and C.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ctUZra38kH6PeOh_1X7sC6l16pfNq9hyYVXtOmCzzIg/edit 1/1