How do solve the following linear system?: $x+y=-1 , 4x-3y=1$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-21T08:36:06

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First, make x as a subject and label it as equation 1.

Next, subtitute equation 1 into equation 2, and find y.

Subtitute $y=-5/7$ into equation 1 to find x.

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