Answer :

Answer:

  (x, y) = (4, -9)

Step-by-step explanation:

You want to solve this system of equations by elimination:

  • -8x -4y = 4
  • -5x -y = -11

Elimination

The coefficients of x are not integer multiples of each other, but the coefficient of y in the first equation is 4 times the coefficient in the second equation. To eliminate y, we can multiply the second equation by -4 and add the result to the first equation:

  (-8x -4y) -4(-5x -y) = (4) -4(-11)

  12x = 48

  x = 4

Using the second equation to find y, we have ...

  -5x +11 = y

  -5(4) +11 = -9 = y

The solution is (x, y) = (4, -9).

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