SOLUTION: 2X-3Y=1 -X+2y=-4

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Question 390921: 2X-3Y=1
-X+2y=-4
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2x-3y=1...................1
-x+2y=-4..................2
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multiply (2) by 2
-2x+4y=8
add this to (1)
2x-2x-3y+4y=1-8
y=-7
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plug value of y in 2
-x+2*-7=-4
-x-14=-4
-x=14-4
-x=10
/-1
x= -10
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