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Practice: Solving a System of Two Equations Using Cramer's Rule

Apply Cramer's rule to solve a system of two linear equations, such as {3x+y=32x+3y=6\left\{\begin{array}{l} 3x + y = -3 \\ 2x + 3y = 6 \end{array}\right.. First, evaluate the main determinant DD using the coefficients of the variables. Next, evaluate the determinants DxD_x and DyD_y by substituting the system's constants in place of the respective variable coefficients. Then, calculate the values of the variables using the formulas x=DxDx = \frac{D_x}{D} and y=DyDy = \frac{D_y}{D}. Finally, state the solution as an ordered pair and verify it by substituting the values back into the original equations.

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