Answer:
(-4, -1)
Explanation:
x = 4y
-4x - y = 17
Plug in 4y for x in the second equation:
-4(4y) - y = 17
Simplify. Remember to follow PEMDAS. Isolate the variable, y. Note the equal sign, what you do to one side, you do to the other.
First, multiply 4y with -4:
-4(4y) = -16y
-16y - y = 17
Simplify. Combine like terms:
-16y - y = 17
-17y = 17
Isolate the variable, y. Divide -17 from both sides:
(-17y)/-17 = (17)/-17
y = 17/-17
y = -1
Plug in -1 for y in the first equation:
x = 4y
x = 4(-1)
x = -4
x = -4, y = -1
Answer: (-4, -1)
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