Solve the system by elimination type your stepsx + 2 y equals -4 3x - y equals -5

Tamas Hegedus asked May 5, 2023

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Tamas Hegedus asked May 5, 2023

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The system to solve is:

$\begin{gathered} x+2y=-4 \\ 3x-y=-5 \end{gathered}$

Lets eliminate x. Thus, we need to multiply the first equation by "-3". So it becomes:

Rohan Amrute answered May 12, 2023

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