Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Systems and Matrices - Summary Exercises on Systems of Equations - Exercises - Page 907: 2

Answer

$\{(-5,-4)\}$

Work Step by Step

1. Given $\begin{cases} x-3y=7 \\ -3x+4y=-1 \end{cases}$ use elimination, multiply 3 to the first equation, we have $\begin{cases} 3x-9y=21 \\ -3x+4y=-1 \end{cases}$ 2. Add up the two equations to get $-5y=20$, thus $y=-4$ 3. Use the first equation to get $x-3(-4)=7$, thus $x=-5$ 4. Thus the solution set is $\{(-5,-4)\}$
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