SOLUTION: -2x-3y=-11 6x+5y=13

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Question 262906: -2x-3y=-11
6x+5y=13
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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we start with the following equations:
(i) -2x-3y=-11
(ii) 6x%2B5y=13
step 1 - multiply (i) by 3 to get
(iii) -6x+-+9y+=+-33
add (ii) and (ii) to get
(iv) -4y+=+-20
and then
y+=+5
we now find x as
x+=+-2