SOLUTION: Solve using the elimination method. Show your work. If the system has no solution or an infinite number of solutions, state this. -5x + 4y = -16 -15x + 2y = -58

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Question 533364: Solve using the elimination method. Show your work. If the system has no solution or an infinite number of solutions, state this.
-5x + 4y = -16
-15x + 2y = -58

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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multiply 1st eqn by -3 and add to 2nd eqn to eliminate x

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