SOLUTION: Can you please help me solve 2x + 3y = 6 2x - 2y = -4

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Question 144018: Can you please help me solve
2x + 3y = 6
2x - 2y = -4
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Do you want to solve by substitution?





Start with the given system of equations:

system%282x%2B3y=6%2C2x-2y=-4%29



Now in order to solve this system by using substitution, we need to solve (or isolate) one variable. I'm going to solve for y.




So let's isolate y in the first equation

2x%2B3y=6 Start with the first equation


3y=6-2x Subtract 2x from both sides


3y=-2x%2B6 Rearrange the equation


y=%28-2x%2B6%29%2F%283%29 Divide both sides by 3


y=%28%28-2%29%2F%283%29%29x%2B%286%29%2F%283%29 Break up the fraction


y=%28-2%2F3%29x%2B2 Reduce



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Since y=%28-2%2F3%29x%2B2, we can now replace each y in the second equation with %28-2%2F3%29x%2B2 to solve for x



2x-2highlight%28%28%28-2%2F3%29x%2B2%29%29=-4 Plug in y=%28-2%2F3%29x%2B2 into the first equation. In other words, replace each y with %28-2%2F3%29x%2B2. Notice we've eliminated the y variables. So we now have a simple equation with one unknown.



2x%2B%28-2%29%28-2%2F3%29x%2B%28-2%29%282%29=-4 Distribute -2 to %28-2%2F3%29x%2B2


2x%2B%284%2F3%29x-4=-4 Multiply


%283%29%282x%2B%284%2F3%29x-4%29=%283%29%28-4%29 Multiply both sides by the LCM of 3. This will eliminate the fractions (note: if you need help with finding the LCM, check out this solver)



6x%2B4x-12=-12 Distribute and multiply the LCM to each side



10x-12=-12 Combine like terms on the left side


10x=-12%2B12Add 12 to both sides


10x=0 Combine like terms on the right side


x=%280%29%2F%2810%29 Divide both sides by 10 to isolate x



x=0 Divide





-----------------First Answer------------------------------


So the first part of our answer is: x=0









Since we know that x=0 we can plug it into the equation y=%28-2%2F3%29x%2B2 (remember we previously solved for y in the first equation).



y=%28-2%2F3%29x%2B2 Start with the equation where y was previously isolated.


y=%28-2%2F3%29%280%29%2B2 Plug in x=0


y=0%2F3%2B2 Multiply


y=2 Combine like terms and reduce. (note: if you need help with fractions, check out this solver)



-----------------Second Answer------------------------------


So the second part of our answer is: y=2









-----------------Summary------------------------------

So our answers are:

x=0 and y=2

which form the point








Now let's graph the two equations (if you need help with graphing, check out this solver)


From the graph, we can see that the two equations intersect at . This visually verifies our answer.




graph of 2x%2B3y=6 (red) and 2x-2y=-4 (green) and the intersection of the lines (blue circle).