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Solve by substitution:
2x-y = -5
-x+-y =10

User Mboldt
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2x-y=-5
-x-y=10
3x=-15
x=-5
-10-y=-5
-y=-5+10
-y=5
y=-5
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User Raxi
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{2x-y = -5 => -y=-5-2x /*(-1) y=2x+5
{-x+-y =10

Substitute y in the second equation:

-x-y=10

-x-(2x+5)=10

-x-2x-5=10

-3x-5=10 /+5

-3x=15 /:(-3)

x=-5

y=2x+5=2*(-5)+5=-10+5=-5

y=-5

Solution: (-5; -5)

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