Given that a is a parameter, solve the following equation for x and y: 7/x + 13/y= a 1/x + 2/y= - 1 O y=27/(a-7) O y=1/(a+7) O y=-1/(a+7) y=27/(a+7)

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Given that
a
is a parameter, solve the following equation for x and y:
7/x + 13/y= a
1/x + 2/y= - 1
O y=27/(a-7)
O y=1/(a+7)
O y=-1/(a+7)
y=27/(a+7)
Transcribed Image Text:Given that a is a parameter, solve the following equation for x and y: 7/x + 13/y= a 1/x + 2/y= - 1 O y=27/(a-7) O y=1/(a+7) O y=-1/(a+7) y=27/(a+7)
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