How do you solve the following system?: 13x+2y=9 , 5x - 2y = 1

1 Answer
Jun 27, 2018

x=5/9 and y=8/9

Explanation:

we have
(a).......13x+2y=9 and
(b).......5x-2y=1
adding (a) and (b) we can eliminate y

=>18x=10; =>x=5/9
putting the value x=5/9 in (a) or (b) we get

y=8/9