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x + 3y = 18 -X – 4y = -25
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x + 3y = 18
-X – 4y = -25
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2021-07-26T05:45:26+00:00
2021-07-26T05:45:26+00:00 2 Answers
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Answer:
x = -3
y= 7
Step-by-step explanation:
x + 3y=18 —-(1)
-x – 4y=-25 —–(2)
from equation (1)
x = 18 – 3y —(3)
putting equation (3) into equation (2)
-(18 – 3y) – 4y = -25
18 + 3y -4y = -25
3y – 4y = -25 – 18
-y = -7
y = 7 ✓
Putting y=7 into equation (1)
x + 3(7) = 18
x + 21 = 18
x = 18 – 21
x = -3 ✓
-y=-7
Y=7
-x-4(-7)=-25
-x+28=-25
-x=3
X=-3