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5x+6y=13;-5x+2y=11. how do I solve this

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You solve for X in one equation and plug it into the other. So...

5x+6Y=13
5x=13-6Y
x=(13-6Y)/5

Then, you replace X in the other equation...

-5x+2y=11
-5[(13-6y)/5]+2y=11
-13+6y+2y=11
8y=11+13
8y=24
y=3

Now that you have Y, you just solve for x using either equations...

5x+6(3)=13
5x=13-18
5x=-5
x=-1

Therefore, X = -1 & Y = 3

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