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Can someone explain how to solve

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-2x+2y=2
-x-2y=1
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by elimination?

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Answer:

when using elimination you "eliminate one variable by adding the equations", so basically in this equation 2y-2y cancel out when you add the equations together. so, you'll find x first. once you find the value of x, then you plug x into one of the equations to find the ordered pair solution, which happens to be (-1,0) in this solution.

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i hope this helps :)

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