How do you solve the following system: 2x-5y=-19, y + 4x = 16 2x5y=19,y+4x=16?

1 Answer
Apr 23, 2016

x=3 17/22x=31722 and y=4 10/11y=41011

Explanation:

Putting value of yy from y+4x=16y+4x=16 i.e. y=16-4xy=164x in 2x-5y=-192x5y=19, we get

2x-5(16-4x)=-192x5(164x)=19 or

2x-80+20x=-192x80+20x=19 or

22x=80-19=6122x=8019=61 or x=61/22=3 17/22x=6122=31722

Now putting this in y=16-4xy=164x we get y=16-(4xx61)/22y=164×6122 or

y=16-244/22=16-11 2/22=4 20/22=4 10/11y=1624422=1611222=42022=41011