How do you solve by substitution #6x + 2y = -2# and #4x + y = 1#?
1 Answer
Jun 7, 2015
Solution would be x=2, y= -7
From the second equation it is y= 1-4x. Now substitute for y in the first equation and solve for x as follows:
6x+ 2(1-4x)=-2
-2x +2= -2
-2x= -4, x=2. Then y= -7
