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    Dec 7, 2010, 05:44 PM
    Simultaneous
    5x+y=2
    -3+5x=14
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    Dec 8, 2010, 12:20 AM

    Are you sure the question is right? Shouldn't it not be

    5x+y=2
    -3y+5x=14

    instead?

    You want to solve for x and y? You can do so using elimination as the fastest method.

    Subtract the second equation from the first.

    What do you get?
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