Consider the system of equations: 2x - 3y = 7 x + 4y = 9 what is the solution to the system? ( use elimination or substitution )

(x, y) = (5, 1)

Step-by-step explanation:

To eliminate x, you can double the second equation and subtract the first.

... 2(x +4y) -(2x -3y) = 2(9) -(7)

...11y = 11 . . . . . simplify

... y = 1 . . . . . . divide by 11

Using the second equation to find x, we have ...

... x + 4·1 = 9

... x = 5 . . . . . subtract 4

Check

2·5 -3·1 = 10 -3 = 7 . . . . agrees with the first equation

(Since we used the second equation to find x, we know it will check.)

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