Question

How would i solve for t and y in these equations?
y=(0.4349)T
y=(-0.4559)T+1.4

Answer 1

y= y. So set them equal to one another and solve for T.

Answer 2

i tried that, but i got a negative number and apparently it's not supposed to be a negative number :/

Answer 3

What did you try?

Answer 4

(0.4349)T=(-0.4559)T+1.4
-(.4559) ohhhh

Answer 5

I wasn't supposed to subtract x: thank you :P

Answer 6

hmmm i still get a negative. I divided by (-0.4559)T on both sides and got (-0.9539)T=1.4 and when I divide both by (-0.9539), I get -1.4676

Answer 7

So what you want to do is you want to combine the like terms. You have:

(0.4349)T = (-0.4559)T+1.4

You need to get the T's together by adding .4559 T to both sides to get:

.8909 T = 1.4