Solve this system of equations. Please write your answer as an ordered pair.

-5x-8y=17

2x-7y=-17

Question

Solve this system of equations. Please write your answer as an ordered pair.

-5x-8y=17

2x-7y=-17

imstuck · Answer

These are fun!  Which method do you prefer?  Substitution or addition?

anonymous · Answer

Whichever one is the easy one  to understand..

imstuck · Answer

Addition is probably the way to go with something like this.  Let's get to work!

anonymous · Answer

Alright Whats the first step or where do I start first?

imstuck · Answer

The thing you have to remember here is that you are tryng to solve for one variable at a time, so you can use its value to find the other one.  So we will work to eliminate the x term first.

anonymous · Answer

Alright

imstuck · Answer

What we will do is to multiply the first equation by 2 and the second equation by 5, and when we do that, watch what happens:

imstuck · Answer

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