SOLUTION: -4x-2y=-12 4x+8y=-24

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Question 1014021: -4x-2y=-12
4x+8y=-24
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Okay add these together and get
-4x-2y=-12
4x+8y=-24
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6y = -36
y = -6
now substitute and get
-4x - 2(-6) = -12
-4x + 12 = -12
-4x = -24
x = 6