How do solve the following linear system?: 5x+2y=2, x + y = 2 5x+2y=2,x+y=2?

1 Answer
Jan 12, 2016

x=-2/3x=23 and y =8/3y=83

Explanation:

Subtract y from both sides of the second equation and get x=2-yx=2y. Substitute this value of x in the first equation and get 5(2-y)+2y=25(2y)+2y=2. Expanding the first term gives 10-5y+2y=2.Subtracting 10 from both sides and simplifying gives -3y=-83y=8. So, y=8/3y=83. Substituting this value of y in x=2-yx=2y gives x=2-(8/3)x=2(83), so x=6/3 - 8/3x=6383 = -2/323.