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  • Jan 21, 2008, 12:19 AM
    Brandy23
    Solve by elimination
    :confused: How Do you solve this?

    x + 2y = 7
    3x - 2y = -3
  • Jan 21, 2008, 01:24 AM
    justcurious55
    x + 2y = 7
    3x - 2y = -3

    x= 7 - 2y
    3(7- 2y) - 2y = -3
    21 - 6y - 2y = -3
    21 -8y = -3
    24 = 8y
    y = 3

    x + 2(3) = 7
    x + 6 = 7
    x = 1
  • Jan 21, 2008, 03:21 AM
    Capuchin
    The above is substitution, not elimination. Elimination is much easier. The way to do elimination is to add your 2 equations together.

    x + 2y = 7
    3x - 2y = -3 +
    ------------------
    4x = 4

    therefore x = 1

    plug this value of x into one of the top equations to find y.
  • May 13, 2009, 08:53 AM
    Pretty_Wings5
    Well you have to break it down
  • Jan 4, 2010, 06:33 PM
    marmar100
    How do you solve this?

    2x+3y=0
    5x-2y=-19

    Has to have two answers!
  • Jan 5, 2010, 01:56 AM
    morgaine300

    Despite that some people do it, we aren't really here to solve your homework for you. Here is an example I did on another thread.
    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/math-s...od-399879.html

    See if you can do it for yourself first. You're welcome to post your work.

    And it doesn't have two answers. The answer is a point. Points have an x and a y coordinate. That isn't two "answers." The whole point is one answer.

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