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-4x y = 6
-5x - y = 21
Soolve by substitution

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From
\(-4xy = 6\) ,
\(y = (6)/(-4x)\). Substituting into \(-5x - y = 21\) creates a quadratic equation. Solutions:
\(x \approx 3.638\) with
\(y \approx -0.412\) and
\(x \approx 0.048\) with
\(y \approx -31.25\).

Given equations:

1.
\(-4xy = 6\)

2.
\(-5x - y = 21\)

From equation (1), isolate \(y\) in terms of \(x\):


\[ y = (6)/(-4x) \]

Now substitute this expression for \(y\) into equation (2):


\[ -5x - (6)/(-4x) = 21 \]

To eliminate the denominator, multiply both sides by \(-4x\):


\[ -20x^2 + 6 = -84x \]

Rearrange terms to form a quadratic equation:


\[ 20x^2 - 84x + 6 = 0 \]

Apply the quadratic formula:


\[ x = (-b \pm √(b^2 - 4ac))/(2a) \]

For the equation
\(20x^2 - 84x + 6 = 0\):


\[ a = 20, \, b = -84, \, c = 6 \]

Substitute these values into the quadratic formula:


\[ x = (84 \pm √((-84)^2 - 4(20)(6)))/(2(20)) \]


\[ x = (84 \pm √(7056 - 480))/(40) \]


\[ x = (84 \pm √(6576))/(40) \]


\[ x = (84 \pm 81.095)/(40) \]

Two possible solutions for \(x\):


\[ x_1 = (84 + 81.095)/(40) \approx 3.638 \]


\[ x_2 = (84 - 81.095)/(40) \approx 0.048 \]

Now substitute these \(x\) values into
\(y = (6)/(-4x)\) to determine the corresponding values of \(y\):

For
\(x_1\):


\[ y_1 = (6)/(-4(3.638)) \approx -0.412 \]

For
\(x_2\):


\[ y_2 = (6)/(-4(0.048)) \approx -31.25 \]

Hence, the solutions are approximately
\(x \approx 3.638\) with
\(y \approx -0.412\)and \(x
\approx 0.048\) with
\(y \approx -31.25\).

complete the question

"Given the system of equations:

1. \(-4xy = 6\)

2. \(-5x - y = 21\)

Solve the system of equations by substitution. Show the step-by-step process of isolating one variable in terms of the other, substituting the expression, and determining the values of \(x\) and \(y\). Finally, present the solutions for \(x\) and \(y\)."

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