Question

Solve the system of equations below.
y=2x+1
y=-x-5

Answer 1

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Answer 2

To solve this system of equations, we can set the two equations equal to each other:

2x + 1 = -x - 5

Now, we can solve for x:

2x + x = -5 - 1
3x = -6
x = -2

Now that we have found the value of x, we can substitute it back into one of the original equations to find y:

y = 2(-2) + 1
y = -4 + 1
y = -3

Therefore, the solution to the system of equations is x = -2 and y = -3.

Answer 3

Oops, I made a mistake in my calculations. Let's correct that.

Given the system of equations:

y = 2x + 1
y = -x - 5

We can set these two equations equal to each other to solve:

2x + 1 = -x - 5

Now, let's solve for x:

2x + x = -5 - 1
3x = -6
x = -2

Now that we have found x, we can substitute it back into one of the original equations to find y. Let's substitute x = -2 into the first equation:

y = 2(-2) + 1
y = -4 + 1
y = -3

Therefore, the correct solution to the system of equations is x = -2 and y = -3. Thank you for catching the mistake.