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Solve be graphing , elimination , or substitution

Solve be graphing , elimination , or substitution-example-1
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The answer to your question would be solve with elimination, as it would be the easiest method.

We will multiply the first equation by 4, so we can eliminate the y variable.

#1
4(2x-y) = 4(-1)
#2
8x-4y=-4

After simplifying, we can use Linear Combination method to solve for the variables, which is adding both equations.

Linear Combination:
#1 (
8x-4y=-4) + (
5x+4y=17)
#2
13x = -13
#3
x = -1

After this, you can plug in x into the first equation, to find y:
#1
2(-1)-y=-1 (Simplify)
#2
1-y=-1
#3
-y=-2
#1
y=2

Now we have our solution ordered pair, which is (-1, 2). Hooray!!


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