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How many solutions 2x+3y=-3 and 3x + 5y = -9

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Since the slopes of the two lines are the not equal, they will have only one solution. The solution will be a point and can be found using the method given below.

We can find the solutions by simultaneously solving the two equations.

From first equation, the value of y comes out to be:


2x+3y=-3 \\ \\ 3y=-3-2x \\ \\ y= (-3-2x)/(3)

Using this value of y in second equation, we get:


3x+5( (-3-2x)/(3) )=-9 \\ \\ 9x-15-10x=-27 \\ \\ -x=-27+15 \\ \\ -x=-12 \\ \\ x=12

Using this value of x, we can find y:


y= (-3-2x)/(3)= (-3-24)/(3) =-9

Therefore, there is only one solution to the given equations is which is (12, -9)
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