Step 1) Solve the second equation for #x#:
#x - y = -1#
#x - y + color(red)(y) = -1 + color(red)(y)#
#x - 0 = -1 + y#
#x = -1 + y#
Step 2) Substitute #-1 + y# for #x# in the first equation and solve for #y#:
#-x - 2y = 1# becomes:
#-(-1 + y) - 2y = 1#
#1 - y - 2y = 1#
#1 - 1y - 2y = 1#
#1 - 3y = 1#
#-color(red)(1) + 1 - 3y = -color(red)(1) + 1#
#0 - 3y = 0#
#-3y = 0#
#(-3y)/color(red)(-3) = 0/color(red)(-3)#
#(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(-3)))y)/cancel(color(red)(-3)) = 0#
#y 0#
Step 3) Substitute #0# for #y# in the solution to the first equation at the end of Step 1 and calculate #x#:
#x = -1 + y# becomes:
#x = -1 + 0#
#x = -1#
The solution is: #x = -1# and #y = 0# or #(-1, 0)#
