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  • Jan 31, 2008, 07:11 AM
    texans1977
    Solving systems by Substitution
    {y = x -2
    {y = 4x + 1
  • Jan 31, 2008, 08:59 AM
    Capuchin
    So, replace y in you first equation by the definition of y in your second equation ie:

    y = x-2

    but also

    y = 4x+1

    Therefore:

    x-2 = 4x+1

    you can now solve this system for x. Resubstitute your value of x into one of the initial equations to find y.

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