How do you solve and find the ordered pairs #2x + 5y =-9# & #3x -4y = -2#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-15T18:08:22

#x=-2,y=-1#

Multiplying the first equation by #3# and the seond by #-2# we get

#6x+15=-27#
#-6x+8y=4#
adding both we get

#23y=-23#
so #y=-1#

so we get

#2x-5=-9#

#2x=-4#

so #x=-2#