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Which ordered pair is a solution of the given system of equations
{x+2y=6
{x-y=3

Which ordered pair is a solution of the given system of equations {x+2y=6 {x-y=3-example-1

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x+2y=6 now subtract the other equation from this...
-x+y=-3 gives you

3y=3, so y =1, making x+2y=6 become:

x+2(1)=6

x+2=6, so x=4

The solution is the point (4,1)
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The pair (4,1) is the solution.
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