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

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Question 651297: -4x-2y=-12
4x+8y=-24
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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Given:
-4x-2y=-12
4x+8y=-24
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applying the "addition method" we "add" both equations together:
-4x-2y=-12
4x+8y=-24
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0x+6y=-36
6y=-36
y=-6
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substitute the above into:
-4x-2y=-12
-4x-2(-6)=-12
-4x-(-12)=-12
-4x+12=-12
-4x=-24
4x=24
x=6
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answer:(x,y) = (6,-6)