SOLUTION: please help me with this problem.. solve by any method. 3x-2y=-5 -3x-y=-1

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Question 7440: please help me with this problem..
solve by any method.
3x-2y=-5
-3x-y=-1

Found 2 solutions by bonster, cleomenius:
Answer by bonster(299)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3x-2y=-5
-3x-y=-1

add up the two:
-3y=-6
=
y=2

Multiply (3x-2y=-5) by -1 to get: -3x+2y=5
Multiply (-3x-y=-1) by 2 to get: -6x-2y=-2
-3x+2y=5
-6x-2y=-2

add up the two:
-9x=3
=
x=

Answer by cleomenius(959)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can solve this with simultaneous equations.
3x - 2y = -5
-3x -y = -1
Add the two equations.
-3y = -6
therefore y = 2.
Check in first equation
3x -4 = -5
x = -1/3
we can now plug this into the 2nd equation to check.
1 - 2 = -1
The answers check for us.
Cleomenius.

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