SOLUTION: How would you solve: -3x+y=7 3x+2y=2 using elimination

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: How would you solve:
-3x+y=7
3x+2y=2
using elimination
This question is from textbook Geometry

Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Add the two equations together:
-3x+y=7
3x+2y=2
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0x+3y= 9
3y = 9
y = 3
.
Substitute the above into equation 1 and solve for x:
-3x+y=7
-3x+3=7
-3x=4
x = -4/3
.
Solution:
x = -4/3
y = 3
Or, (x,y) = (-4/3, 3)

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