How do you solve y = 2x and 3x - 2y = -2?

1 Answer
Mar 19, 2018

x=2,y=4x=2,y=4

Explanation:

It's a system of 2 equations with 2 unknown numbers. Let's first put all x and y on the left.
y-2x=0, 3x-2y=-2y2x=0,3x2y=2
Now you have to eliminate y in the second equation, using the first.
y-2x=0, 3x-2y+2*(y-2x)=-2+2*0y2x=0,3x2y+2(y2x)=2+20
We have :
y-2x=0, -x=-2 <=> x=2y2x=0,x=2x=2
Finally replace x by its value.
y-2*2=0 <=> y=4y22=0y=4