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Linear equation 8x-3y=21, 4x+5y=-9

Linear equation 8x-3y=21, 4x+5y=-9-example-1
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Subtract the first equation from twice the second.
2(4x +5y) -(8x -3y) = 2(-9) -(21)
8x +10y -8x +3y = -18 -21
13y = -39
y = -3
Then we can find x by substitution into the first equation.
8x -3(-3) = 21
8x = 12 . . . . . . . subtract 9
x = 12/8 = 3/2

The solution is (x, y) = (3/2, -3)

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