SOLUTION: I got the problem: 5r-s=5 -4r+5s=17 on my homework and every time I try solving it I get really long decimals for my coordinates. I don't know if I'm substituting th

SOLUTION: I got the problem: 5r-s=5 -4r+5s=17 on my homework and every time I try solving it I get really long decimals for my coordinates. I don't know if I'm substituting th

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Question 569999: I got the problem:
5r-s=5
-4r+5s=17
on my homework and every time I try solving it I get really long decimals for my coordinates. I don't know if I'm substituting the wrong numbers in or if I'm my error is just in the math.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have an error in your math as the answers are actually whole numbers. Post your work here or email me at jim_thompson5910@hotmail.com to send me what you have so far so I can see where you went wrong. Thanks.
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