SOLUTION: how do you solve 3y+2x=-x+5 and 4x-3y=6x+y

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Question 318490: how do you solve 3y+2x=-x+5 and 4x-3y=6x+y
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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+3y%2B2x=-x%2B5+
1.3y=-3x%2B5
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4x-3y=6x%2By
x%2B2y=0
2.y=-%281%2F2%29x
Substitute eq. 2 into eq. 1,
3%28-1%2F2%29x=-3x%2B5
-3x=-6x%2B10
3x=10
highlight%28x=10%2F3%29
Then from eq. 2,
y=-%281%2F2%29%2810%2F3%29
highlight%28y=-5%2F3%29