Answer:
x = -8
y = 0
Step-by-step explanation:
The two shown equations can be added together:
x + 4y = -8
+ ( x - 4y = -8 )
The two x's would combine to make two x, the 4y and -4y cancel out to zero, and -8 added to -8 is -16:
2x = -16
Therefore, x = -8. We can plug this into the first equation to get:
-8 + 4y = -8
Subtracting 8 on both sides yields:
4y = 0
Now divide by 4 on both sides to get
y = 0
We can check these values by plugging them into the second equation:
(-8) - 4(0) = -8
-8 - 0 = -8
-8 = -8
Since -8 always equals -8, the answer is correct.
