Question

How do you solve the following system?: `-2x +11y =5 , 5x -2y = -2`

Answer 1

`x=-4/17,y=7/17`

Explanation:

Multiplying the first equation by `5` and the second by `2` and adding both we get

`y=21/51=7/17`

so

`x=-1/2((85-77)/17)=-4/17`