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What is the solution of the system of equations?

y = 3x + 7
y = x – 9

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Answer:

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Explanation:

We can substitute

y

=

x

−9

in the first equation to get the value of

x

We get

x

9

=

3

x

+

7

Transposing

3

x

to the left hand side and

9

to the right hand side, we get

x

3

x

=

7

+

9

2

x

=

16

Dividing both sides by

2

, we get

2

x

2

=

16

2

x

=

8

Substituting

x

=

8

in the second equation, we get

y

=

8

9

y

=

17

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