SOLUTION: Solve the linear system by using substitution. 6x-y=-35 5x-2y=-35

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Question 180245: Solve the linear system by using substitution.
6x-y=-35
5x-2y=-35
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Start with the given system of equations:

system%286x-y=-35%2C5x-2y=-35%29



Now in order to solve this system by using substitution, we need to solve (or isolate) one variable. I'm going to solve for y.




So let's isolate y in the first equation

6x-y=-35 Start with the first equation


-y=-35-6x Subtract 6x from both sides


-y=-6x-35 Rearrange the equation


y=%28-6x-35%29%2F%28-1%29 Divide both sides by -1


y=%28%28-6%29%2F%28-1%29%29x%2B%28-35%29%2F%28-1%29 Break up the fraction


y=6x%2B35 Reduce



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Since y=6x%2B35, we can now replace each y in the second equation with 6x%2B35 to solve for x



5x-2highlight%28%286x%2B35%29%29=-35 Plug in y=6x%2B35 into the second equation. In other words, replace each y with 6x%2B35. Notice we've eliminated the y variables. So we now have a simple equation with one unknown.



5x%2B%28-2%29%286%29x%2B%28-2%29%2835%29=-35 Distribute -2 to 6x%2B35


5x-12x-70=-35 Multiply


-7x-70=-35 Combine like terms on the left side


-7x=-35%2B70Add 70 to both sides


-7x=35 Combine like terms on the right side


x=%2835%29%2F%28-7%29 Divide both sides by -7 to isolate x



x=-5 Divide





-----------------First Answer------------------------------


So the first part of our answer is: x=-5









Since we know that x=-5 we can plug it into the equation y=6x%2B35 (remember we previously solved for y in the first equation).



y=6x%2B35 Start with the equation where y was previously isolated.


y=6%28-5%29%2B35 Plug in x=-5


y=-30%2B35 Multiply


y=5 Combine like terms



-----------------Second Answer------------------------------


So the second part of our answer is: y=5









-----------------Summary------------------------------

So our answers are:

x=-5 and y=5

which form the point








Now let's graph the two equations (if you need help with graphing, check out this solver)


From the graph, we can see that the two equations intersect at . This visually verifies our answer.




graph of 6x-y=-35 (red) and 5x-2y=-35 (green) and the intersection of the lines (blue circle).