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Solve the systems by elimination:

8x-2y= -10
-4x+y= 5

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Let's eliminate x. To achieve this, mult. the 2nd equation by 2, obtaining

-8x + 2y = 10. Now add this result to the first equation:

8x-2y= -10

-8x + 2y = 10

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The two equations actually represent the same line. Without an x- or a y-value, we cannot solve for the value of the other variable. There are infinitely many solutions.

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