SOLUTION: Can someone please explain to me how to solve the following using the elimination method?
4x-2y=16
5x+7y=1
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4x-2y=16
5x+7y=1
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Question 326083: Can someone please explain to me how to solve the following using the elimination method?
4x-2y=16
5x+7y=1 Answer by Jk22(389) (Show Source):
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4x-2y=16
5x+7y=1
elimin. y from 1. : 2y=4x-16=>y=2x-8
substit. in 2 : 5x+14x-56=1 => 19x=57 => x=3, y=6-8=-2