Question

How do you solve `5x – 2y = 10` and `y = 3x – 5` using substitution?

Answer 1

`x=0;y=-5`

Explanation:

Sustituting `y=3x-5` in the equation we get `5x-2(3x-5)=10 or 5x-6x+10=10 or -x=0 or x=0 :. y =3*0-5=-5`[Ans]