Answer:
(x, y) = (2, -5)
Step-by-step explanation:
The coefficient of y in the second equation is an integer multiple of the coefficient in the first equation, so it is convenient to eliminate y. Subtracting 3 times the first equation from the second, we have ...
(-2x +3y) -3(-7x +y) = (-19) -3(-19)
-2x +3y +21x -3y = -19 +57 . . . . . . . eliminate parentheses
19x = 38 . . . . . . . . . simplify
x = 2 . . . . . . . divide by 19
-7(2) +y = -19 . . . . . substitute for x in the first equation
y = -5 . . . . . . add 14
The solution is (x, y) = (2, -5).
