SOLUTION: Solve the system x-1y= 3 3x+2y= 14

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Question 7503: Solve the system
x-1y= 3
3x+2y= 14
Answer by arunpaul(104) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-1y= 3
3x+2y= 14


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3x-3y=9
3x+2y=14
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subtracting we have
-5y=-5
so y =1
so x = 4 by putting the value in any equation
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