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Answer:
(x, y) = (-1/2, 3/4)
Step-by-step explanation:
A graphing calculator does a nice job of finding the solution.
(x, y) = (-1/2, 3/4)
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You can eliminate y by adding twice the second equation to the first.
(2x +8y) +2(24x -4y) = (5) +2(-15)
50x = -25
x = -1/2 . . . . . . divide by 50
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24(-1/2) -4y = -15 . . . . .substitute for x in the second equation
-4y = -3 . . . . . . . . . add 12
y = 3/4 . . . . . . . . . divide by the coefficient of y
The solution is (x, y) = (-1/2, 3/4).
