SOLUTION: 2x+y=3 -2x+5y=-9

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Question 1023204: 2x+y=3 -2x+5y=-9
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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To solve this system, we add equations and get
2x+y=3
-2x+5y=-9
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6y = -6
y = -1
and then
2x + (-1) = 3
2x - 1 = 3
2x = 4
x = 2
(2, -1) is the solution.