How do you solve the following system: $x - 5 y = - 9, - x + y = 5$ $x-5y=-9, -x+y=5$ ?

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How do you solve the following system: $x - 5 y = - 9, - x + y = 5$ $x-5y=-9, -x+y=5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-04T18:58:20

$x - 5 y = - 9$ $x-5y=-9$ $.............(i)$
$-x+y=5$ $............(ii)$
Add $(i)$ and $(ii)$
$implies -4y=-4$
$implies y=1$
Put $y=1$ in $(i)$
$implies x-5(1)=-9$
$implies x=-9+5=-4$
$implies x=-4$

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