SOLUTION: please solve using subsitution x=-y+6 y=-1x-4

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Question 187416: please solve using subsitution x=-y+6 y=-1x-4
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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please solve using subsitution
x=-y+6
y=-1x-4
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substitute for x to solve for "y":
y = -(-y+6) + 6
y = y -6 + 6
y = y
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That means the two equations are really one equation.
The solution is y = -x-4
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Cheers,
Stan H.