SOLUTION: Solve by elimination. -6x - 2y = -5 -12x - 4y = -10

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Question 337617: Solve by elimination.
-6x - 2y = -5
-12x - 4y = -10
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply eq. 1 by -2 to eliminate y.
12x%2B4y-12x-4y=10-10
0=0
Eq. 1 and eq. 2 are the same line (twice eq.1 equals eq. 2).
This is a dependent system with an infinite number of solutions.