How do solve the following linear system?: $5x - 3y = -29 , x - 3y = -6$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-08T03:31:40

$(-2, 1/12)$

$x-3y=-6$
$x=3y-6$

plug in $x$ for $5x-3y=-29$
$5(3y-6)-3y=-29$
$15y-30-3y=-29$
$12y=1$
$y=1/12$

plug in $y$ in $x=3y-6$ to find $x$
$x=3(1/12)-6$
$x=4-6$
$x=-2$

$(-2, 1/12)$

How do solve the following linear system?: 5x - 3y = -29 , x - 3y = -6 5x - 3y = -29 , x - 3y = -6 ?