SOLUTION: SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS 2x+3y=1 x+ y=1

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Question 318923: SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS
2x+3y=1
x+ y=1
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.2x%2B3y=1
2.+x%2B+y=1
Multiply eq. 2 by (-2) and add to eq. 1 to eliminate x,
2x%2B3y-2x-2y=1-2
highlight%28y=-1%29
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Now use either equation to solve for x.
x%2By=1
x-1=1
highlight%28x=2%29