Question 9 • FL-1200700-Mathematics for College Algebra MIS
Substitute y = 4x − 10 into y + 5x = x² + 10. This gives (4x − 10) + 5x = x² + 10, which rearranges to 0 = x² − 9x + 20, so choice D is a valid step. Factoring gives (x − 4)(x − 5) = 0, so x = 4 is one solution value, making choice E correct too.
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