How do you solve the following system: $5x+y=-7 , 5x+3y=-1$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-07T11:38:11

$x=-2 ; y=3$

$5x + y = -7$ (1)
$5x +3y = -1$ (2)

Subtracting Equation (1) from Eqation(2) we get,
2y = 6 or $y = 3$ Putting y =3 in Equation (1) We get $5*x=-7-3$ or
$x=-2$ $:. x= -2 ; y=3$ [Answer]

How do you solve the following system: 5x+y=-7 , 5x+3y=-1 5x+y=-7 , 5x+3y=-1 ?