Question:
Solution:
Consider the following system of equations:
[tex]y=x^2-3x-8[/tex][tex]y\text{ = 3x+8}[/tex]then, the above system of the equation has a solution if both equations are equal, that is:
[tex]x^2-3x-8\text{ = 3x+8}[/tex]this is equivalent to say:
[tex]x^2-3x\text{ + 3x -8 +8 = 0}[/tex]this is equivalent to:
[tex]x^2\text{ = 0}[/tex]then
[tex]x\text{ = 0}[/tex]now, replacing the above value in the second equation, we obtain:
[tex]y\text{ = 3(0)+8}=\text{ 0+8 = 8}[/tex]thus:
[tex]y\text{ = 8}[/tex]then, we can conclude that the correct answer is:
[tex]x\text{ = 0 }[/tex]and
[tex]y\text{ = 8}[/tex]