SOLUTION: x-3y=13 5x+3y=2 elimination

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Question 400915: x-3y=13
5x+3y=2
elimination
Answer by njusa(12) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-3y=13....1
5x+3y=2...2
1+2:
6x=15
x=5/2
substitue x into the solution:
5/2 -3y = 13
-3y = 21/2
y= -7/2
Mukhi