SOLUTION: solve 3x-y=-2 4y=12x-16

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Question 329343: solve
3x-y=-2
4y=12x-16
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let's rewrite this as:
3x-y=-2
-12x+4y=-16
Now Multiply the first by 4 to get:
12x-4y=-8
-12x+4y=-16
Add these together to get:
0=-24
Obviously this makes no sense, so there's no solution.
Got it?
RJ