Algebra 2 (1st Edition)

Published by McDougal Littell
ISBN 10: 0618595414
ISBN 13: 978-0-61859-541-9

Chapter 9 Quadratic Relations and Conic Sections - Prerequisite Skills - Page 612: 12

Answer

$x=-2,y=-3$

Work Step by Step

Adding twice the first equation and the second equation we get: $7y=-21\\y=-3$ Then plugging this into the first equation we get: $x+5(-3)=-17\\x-15=-17\\x=-2$
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