3x - 4y = 73x 2y = -5when the second equation is subtracted from the first, the resulting equation is _____.
It will depend on the sign of 2y. If it's positive;
3x-4y=7
3x+2y=-5
___________
-6y=12
If 2y is, however, negative;
3x-4y=7
3x-2y=-5
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-2y=12