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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve The Linear System -3x-3y=1 y=-x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hmm?

OpenStudy (help!!!!):

-2x-4y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im just lookin for help

OpenStudy (help!!!!):

or x=-2y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well can u explain the problem?

OpenStudy (help!!!!):

if your looking for x you isolate it by moving y to one side of the equation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

k

OpenStudy (help!!!!):

for instance we we moved all the y to the right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so we would add -3y to both sides?

OpenStudy (help!!!!):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and so it would become -3x=3y. so now what?

OpenStudy (abb0t):

you're already given you'r x value it says y = -x. Just substitute -x for your y and solve.

OpenStudy (help!!!!):

it depends on what you are looking for, if you look for x you divide by -3 to both sides of the equaation

OpenStudy (help!!!!):

if you look for y just divide 3 to both sides

OpenStudy (abb0t):

then once u have ur x. u plug it into your y = -x and thats ur Y.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (help!!!!):

si correcto mi amigo*(im not spanish)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then divide -3x by both sides. right?

OpenStudy (help!!!!):

oh i see you type the problem wrong

OpenStudy (help!!!!):

answer is a

OpenStudy (help!!!!):

the easiest way to solve this problem is to plug in the numbers into x and y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

aww im gettin it

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