SOLUTION: y= -x/2-4 -2x-y=-5

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Question 702443: y= -x/2-4
-2x-y=-5
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hint:

y= -x/2-4

2y = -x - 8

-x = 2y + 8

x = -2y - 8

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-2x-y=-5

-2(-2y - 8)-y=-5

4y + 16 - y = -5

Solve this equation for y. Then use it to find x.