SOLUTION: -7x+5y=-14 8x-3y=16

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Question 218096: -7x+5y=-14
8x-3y=16

Answer by drj(1380)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-7x+5y=-14
8x-3y=16

The following will solve the above equation using substitution:

Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE linear system by SUBSTITUTION
Solve:
We'll use substitution. After moving 5*y to the right, we get:
, or . Substitute that
into another equation:
and simplify: So, we know that y=0. Since , x=2.

Answer: .




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