document.write( "Question 338149: This system of equations still has me stumped. Your assistance to help me solve it by substitution method would be greatly appreciated.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x - y = -4
\n" ); document.write( "3x + y = -1
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Let us assume the given system of equations as,
\n" ); document.write( "2x - y = -4----(1)
\n" ); document.write( "3x + y = -1----(2)
\n" ); document.write( "Isolating y from (1), we get
\n" ); document.write( "y = 2x + 4
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting y in (2), we get
\n" ); document.write( "3x + (2x + 4) = -1
\n" ); document.write( "5x + 4 = -1
\n" ); document.write( "5x = -5 [Subtracting '4' from both sides]
\n" ); document.write( "x = -1 [Dividing by '5' on both sides]
\n" ); document.write( "Plugging in the value of x in the isolated equation that is
\n" ); document.write( "y = 2x + 4
\n" ); document.write( "y = 2(-1) + 4
\n" ); document.write( "y = 2
\n" ); document.write( "Hence, solution to the given system of equations is x = -1 and y = 2.
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