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Since you have 2 equations and 2 unknowns, the first thing is to try to solve for one of the variables. So long as the two equations are "linearly independent" (or not linearly-dependent) there will be a solution.
Linearly dependent means one equation can be re-arranged to exactly match the other (in essence, if they only "look" like two different equations but are in fact the same). Ok, enough on that…
(1) (2)
(1) conveniently expresses y as a function of x, so let's substitute "3x+2" from (1) for "y" in (2):
(substituted "3x+2" for "y")
If we can plug into (1) to get
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Ans: and
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Check:
(1) Does 3/2 = (3*(-1/6) + 2)?
3/2 = (-3/6)+(12/6)
3/2 = 9/6
3/2 = 3/2 (ok)
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(2) Does 3(-1/6) + (3/2) = 1 ?
-(1/2) + (3/2) = 1 ?
2/2 = 1 (ok)
