What is the value of x in the solution to the following system of equations?
5x + 6y = -5
2x + 3y = -2

Question

What is the value of x in the solution to the following system of equations?
5x + 6y = -5
2x + 3y = -2

luigi0210 · Answer

You could use elimination and multiply the bottom by a -2

kl0723 · Answer

multply the bottom eq by -2 so you can match 5x + 6y = -5
                                                                     -10x - 6y  = 4

kl0723 · Answer

now positive 6y and negative 6y cancel and you are left with one variable

kl0723 · Answer

-5x = -1should be your new eq and now solve for x by isolating it, once that value is found substitute that into one of the eq to obtain the y value