SOLUTION: what are x & y? using substitution; y=1/2x+5 2y=x-24

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Question 352758: what are x & y?
using substitution;
y=1/2x+5
2y=x-24

Answer by sofiyac(983)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

So from the first equation we have what y equals in terms of x, so plug that in for y into second equation

subtract x from each side and you get
that can never be true so there is no solution

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