Answer
$(-2,1)$
Work Step by Step
$2x+5y=1$
$-x+6y=8$
$-x=-6y+8$
$x=6y-8$
$2(6y-8)+5y=1$
$12y-16+5y=1$
$17y-16=1$
$17y=17$
$y=1$
$-x+6(1)=8$
$-x+6=8$
$-x=2$
$x=-2$
$(-2,1)$
College Algebra (6th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-32178-228-1
Chapter 5 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities - Exercise Set 5.1 - Page 527: 14
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