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Answer 1 · 2017-03-29T10:46:26

$(x,y)=(-4/3,2/3)$

I've no idea what the leading $(-3,1)$ means.

Since this was asked under the heading "Systems Using Substitution", I will demonstrate how to solve the given two equations (using substitution.

Given
[1] $color(white)("XXX")x-y=-2$
[2] $color(white)("XXX")x+5y=2$

Rewriting [1] as a definition in terms of $x$
[3] $color(white)("XXX")x=y-2$

We can now substitute $y-2$ for $x$ in equation [2]
[4] $color(white)("XXX")(y-2) +5y=2$

$rarr$ [5] $color(white)("XXX")6y=4$

$rarr$ [6] $color(white)("XXX")y=2/3$

Now substitute $2/3$ for $y$ in [1]
[7] $color(white)("XXX")x-2/3=-2$

$rarr$ [8] $color(white)("XXX")x=-6/3+2/3=-4/3$