Q. Solve the system of equations.2x+7y=3x=−4yx=□y=□
Solve second equation for x: Solve the second equation for x.Given x=−4y, we can use this to substitute for x in the first equation.
Substitute x into first equation: Substitute x=−4y into the first equation.The first equation is 2x+7y=3. Substituting x gives us:2(−4y)+7y=3−8y+7y=3
Combine like terms and solve for : Combine like terms and solve for . simplifies to -y = 333.\newlineMultiplying both sides by −1-1−1 gives us y = −3-3−3.
Substitute y y y back into second equation: Substitute y=−3 y = -3 y=−3 back into the second equation to find x x x. x=−4y x = -4y x=−4y x=−4(−3) x = -4(-3) x=−4(−3) x=12 x = 12 x=12
Write solution as ordered pair: Write the solution as an ordered pair.\newlineWe found x=12x = 12x=12 and y=−3y = -3y=−3, so the solution is (12,−3)(12, -3)(12,−3).
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