SOLUTION: -8x-8y=8 5x+y=-5

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Question 258533: -8x-8y=8
5x+y=-5

Answer by drk(1908)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
W have the following original system:
(i)-8x-8y=8
(ii) 5x+y=-5
step 1 - multiply (ii) by 8 to get
(iii) 40x + 8y = -40
step 2 - add (i) and (iii) to get
32x = -32
x = -1
substitute x = -1 into (i) to get
-8(-1) - 8y = 8
8 - 8y = 8
-8y = 0
y = 0
OUr answer is
(-1,0)

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