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Solve by the linear combination method (with or without multiplication). 8g – 5h = 7 4g + 10h = 1

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8g - 5h = 7 ⇒ 16g - 10h = 14
4g + 10h = 1 ⇒ 4g + 10h = 1
12g = 13
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g = 1¹/₁₂
8g - 5h = 7
8(1¹/₁₂) - 5h = 7
8²/₃ - 5h = 7
- 8²/₃ - 8²/₃
-5h = -1²/₃
-5 -5
h = ¹/₃
(g, h) = (1¹/₁₂, ¹/₃)
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