Solve the system of equations.

–x+6y=13

4x–10y=–10
(1 point)

1 answer

To solve the system of equations:

  1. \(-x + 6y = 13\) (Equation 1)
  2. \(4x - 10y = -10\) (Equation 2)

We can use the substitution or elimination method. We'll use the substitution method here.

First, solve Equation 1 for \(x\):

\[ -x + 6y = 13 \implies -x = 13 - 6y \implies x = 6y - 13 \]

Now we can substitute \(x\) in Equation 2:

\[ 4(6y - 13) - 10y = -10 \]

Distributing the \(4\):

\[ 24y - 52 - 10y = -10 \]

Combine like terms:

\[ (24y - 10y) - 52 = -10 \implies 14y - 52 = -10 \]

Now, add \(52\) to both sides:

\[ 14y = 42 \]

Now, divide both sides by \(14\):

\[ y = 3 \]

Now we can substitute \(y = 3\) back into the equation we found for \(x\):

\[ x = 6(3) - 13 = 18 - 13 = 5 \]

Thus, the solution to the system of equations is:

\[ \boxed{(5, 3)} \]