Question 1152405
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Add the two given equations.


You will get then  2x = 1+5 = 6,  which implies  x = 3.


Then from the second given equation,  y = 5-x = 5-3 = 2.


<U>ANSWER</U>.  x= 3, y= 2 is the <U>UNIQUE</U> solution.
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Eureka !


The problem is solved.


It is a standard way solving such equations, and it is called the <U>Elimination Method</U>.