How do you solve $3a - b = 11$ and $2a + 3b = 0$ using substitution?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-06T14:14:08

$color(green)(a = 3, b = -2$

$3a - b = 11$ Eqn (1)

$b = 3a - 11$

$2a + 3b = 0$ Eqn (2)

Substituting value of b in terms of a in Eqn (2),

$2a + 9a - 33 = 0$

$11a = 33$ or $color(green)(a = 3$

Substituting value of a in Eqn (1),

$(3 * 3) - b = 11$

$b = 9 - 11$ , $color(green)( b = - 2$

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