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6a + b = 16 (1)

5a - 2b = 19 (2)

(1) x 2: 12a + 2b =32

(1) + (2): 12a + 2b + 5a - 2b = 32 + 19 = 51

17a = 51

a = 51 / 17 = 3

Substitue a = 3 back into (1): (6 x 3...

Now although this might seem like quite a complex question at first, it's a little less intimidating when we take a while to look at it- you might notice that we can seperate x and y terms like so:
1...

0= (x + 4)(x + 1)

x= - 4

x= - 1