Find the sum of the x values which solve the system of equations

3y - 49 = 0

x^2 + y^2 - 281 = 0

First I would isolate the variable (y) in the first equation

3y - 49 = 0

Add 49 on both sides

3y = 49

Divide by 3 on both sides

y = 49/3

Then take your new equation and plug it into the second equation

x^2 + (49/3)^2 - 281 = 0

Simplify

x^2 + (2401/9) - 281 = 0

Subtract 281 from the fraction

x^2 + (-128/9) = 0

Add (128/9) on both sides

x^2 = (128/9)

Root on both sides

|x| = $\sqrt{\frac{128}{9}}$

Simplify (the x is a multiplication)

|x| = $\frac{\sqrt{64 x 2}}{3}$

Simplify again

|x| = $\frac{8\sqrt{2}}{3}$

Then the absolute value turns the other side into ±

x = ±$\frac{8\sqrt{2}}{3}$

And there's your answer! :) Hope this helps

You made a small mistake:

x = +or-​ 8sqrt(2)/3

And..as saseflower would say....the sum of the x values that solve this system is just  0