SOLUTION: how to solve the following problem by substitution x+y= 3 x+y= -2

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Question 710254: how to solve the following problem by substitution
x+y= 3
x+y= -2

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Solve the first equation for y in terms of x. Substitute the resulting expression in x for y in the second equation. You will have an equation in x, solve it for x. If you obtain an absurd result, then the solution set of the system is the empty set.

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