−5x−9y=33

−y−1=x

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To solve the system of equations given by:

  1. \(-5x - 9y = 33\)
  2. \(-y - 1 = x\)

Let's first rewrite the second equation to express \(y\) in terms of \(x\):

\[ -y - 1 = x \implies -y = x + 1 \implies y = -x - 1 \]

Now we can substitute \(y\) in the first equation with \(-x - 1\):

\[ -5x - 9(-x - 1) = 33 \]

Distributing the \(-9\):

\[ -5x + 9x + 9 = 33 \]

Combining like terms:

\[ 4x + 9 = 33 \]

Subtracting \(9\) from both sides:

\[ 4x = 24 \]

Dividing by \(4\):

\[ x = 6 \]

Now that we have \(x\), we can find \(y\) using the equation \(y = -x - 1\):

\[ y = -6 - 1 = -7 \]

Thus, the solution to the system of equations is:

\[ x = 6, \quad y = -7 \]

So the solution is \((6, -7)\).