SOLUTION: Solve simaltaneously for x and y: 2x-3y=-8 and 3x+4y=39

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Question 640392: Solve simaltaneously for x and y: 2x-3y=-8 and 3x+4y=39
Answer by sachi(548) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x-3y=-8 ----1
3x+4y=39 -----2
multiplying eqn 1 by 3 & eqn 2 by 2 & subtracting
6x-9y=-24
6x+8y=78
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-17y=-102
y=6
& x=[-8+3*6]/2=5
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