Answer: The solution to the given system of linear equations is (5, -1/2).
Step-by-step explanation: The given the system of linear equations are y = -1/2 x+2 and y=1/2 x - 3.
What is a linear system of equations?
A system of linear equations consists of two or more equations made up of two or more variables such that all equations in the system are considered simultaneously. The solution to a system of linear equations in two variables is any ordered pair that satisfies each equation independently.
Here, y = -1/2 x+2 --------(1) and y=1/2 x - 3 --------(2)
Add equation (1) and (2)
y + y = -1/2 x+2 + 1/2 x - 3
⇒ 2y = -1
⇒ y = -1/2
Put y = -1/2 in y = -1/2 x+2, we get
-1/2 = -1/2 x+2
⇒ -1/2 x = -1/2 - 2
⇒ -1/2 x = -5/2
⇒ x = 5