Identify Relationship: Identify the relationship between x and y using the difference of squares formula: x2−y2=(x+y)(x−y)=24.
Substitute and Solve: Substitute x+y=8 into the equation:(x+y)(x−y)=248(x−y)=24x−y=824x−y=3.
Calculate 3x−3y: Solve for x and y using the system of equations:x+y=8x−y=3Adding these equations:2x=11x=211x=5.5Substituting x back into x+y=8:x0x1x2.
Calculate 3x−3y: Solve for x and y using the system of equations:x+y=8x−y=3Adding these equations:2x=11x=211x=5.5Substituting x back into x+y=8:5.5+y=8y=8−5.5y=2.5. Calculate 3x−3y:3x−3y=3(5.5)−3(2.5)=16.5−7.5x−y=30.
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