SOLUTION: y=2x+1 and y=-x-y

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Question 877222: y=2x+1 and y=-x-y


Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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From the second equation,
2y=-x
x=-2y
Substitute into the first equation,
y=2%28-2y%29%2B1
y=-4y%2B1
5y=1
y=1%2F5
Then,
x=-2%281%2F5%29
x=-2%2F5