How do you solve 3y + 8 = -8x + 3 3y+8=8x+3?

1 Answer
Sep 11, 2015

3y+8= -8x+33y+8=8x+3 can be simplified into standard form as 9x+3y=-59x+3y=5
but it can not be solved (in the sense of getting a single or even finite number of solutions)

Explanation:

3y+8=-8x+33y+8=8x+3
is the equation of a line.

graph{3y+8=-8x+3 [-7.96, 9.82, -5.58, 3.306]}

There are infinitely many pairs (x,y)(x,y) that satisfy this equation.