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Select the correct answer. What is the solution to this system of equations? 3x+y=17 x+2y= 49 OA. It has no so
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Select the correct answer.
What is the solution to this system of equations?
3x+y=17
x+2y= 49
OA. It has no solution,
B.
It has infinite solutions.
OC. It has a single solution: x = 15, y= 17.
OD.
It has a single solution: x= -3, y = 26.
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Answer:
one solution: x = -3, y = 26
Step-by-step explanation:
3x + y = 17
x + 2y = 49
If you multiply the first equation by -2 and then add you will eliminate the ‘y’ term
-2(3x + y) = -2(17)
-6x – 2y = -34
+ x + 2y = 49
-5x = 15
x = -3
-3 + 2y = 49
2y = 52
y = 26