How do you solve the system of equations 8x - 7y = - 5 and - 4x + 3y = 1?

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Salvatore I.
Nov 3, 2016

x=2 and y=3

Explanation:

By the reduction method we can multply the second equation by 2 so that we obtain -8x+6y=2. At this point if add member by member the first and the last equation we get 8x-8x-7y+6y=-5+2 that solved gives y=3 and consequently x=2

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