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3x - 4y = 73x 2y = -5when the second equation is subtracted from the first, the resulting equation is _____.

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Answer: -2y=12

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It will depend on the sign of 2y. If it's positive;
3x-4y=7
3x+2y=-5
___________
-6y=12

If 2y is, however, negative;
3x-4y=7
3x-2y=-5
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-2y=12
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