Y=-x+2

y=-5x-6

What is y and x

To solve this system of equations, since y is already isolated in both equations, you can set the expressions to equal each other to solve for x:

-x + 2 = - 5x - 6

-x + 5x = - 6 - 2

4x = - 8

x = - 2

Now that we have x, we can substitute it into one of the equations to find y:

y = - (-2) + 2

y = 2 + 2

y = 4

The last step is to substitute both values into both equations to see if they are correct:

4 = - (-2) + 2 - - > 4 = 2 + 2 <--True

4 = - 5 (-2) - 6 - - > 4 = 10 - 6 <--True

Answer:

x = - 2

y = 4