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Find a solution to the following system of equations -2x+5y=8 2x+2y=6
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Find a solution to the following system of equations
-2x+5y=8
2x+2y=6
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if you add the two equations together the xs cancel out leaving:
7y=14
y=2, using this y in 2x+2y=6 gives you:
2x+4=6
2x=2
x=1
so the solution to the system is the point (1,2)
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