using elimination to solve
Use elimination to solve -4x+2y=8 and 4x-3y=-10.
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Since we have the equations starting with 4x and -4x, it looks like we can combine them straight off and eliminate x:
-4x + 2y = 8
4x - 3y = -10
-y = -2 ====> y = 2
Plugging into either equation,
-4x + 2(2) = 8 ===> -4x + 4 = 8 ===> -4x = 4
x = -1
So our solution is (-1, 2)


