Solve by Substitution x+2y=6 , -x-2y=-6

$x + 2 y = 6$ , $- x - 2 y = - 6$

Step 1

Subtract $2 y$ from both sides of the equation.

$x = 6 - 2 y$

$- x - 2 y = - 6$

Step 2

Replace all occurrences of $x$ with $6 - 2 y$ in each equation.

Replace all occurrences of $x$ in $- x - 2 y = - 6$ with $6 - 2 y$ .

$- (6 - 2 y) - 2 y = - 6$

$x = 6 - 2 y$

Simplify the left side.

Simplify $- (6 - 2 y) - 2 y$ .

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$- 1 \cdot 6 - (- 2 y) - 2 y = - 6$

$x = 6 - 2 y$

Multiply $- 1$ by $6$ .

$- 6 - (- 2 y) - 2 y = - 6$

$x = 6 - 2 y$

Multiply $- 2$ by $- 1$ .

$- 6 + 2 y - 2 y = - 6$

$x = 6 - 2 y$

$- 6 + 2 y - 2 y = - 6$

$x = 6 - 2 y$

Combine the opposite terms in $- 6 + 2 y - 2 y$ .

Subtract $2 y$ from $2 y$ .

$- 6 + 0 = - 6$

$x = 6 - 2 y$

Add $- 6$ and $0$ .

$- 6 = - 6$

$x = 6 - 2 y$

$- 6 = - 6$

$x = 6 - 2 y$

$- 6 = - 6$

$x = 6 - 2 y$

$- 6 = - 6$

$x = 6 - 2 y$

$- 6 = - 6$

$x = 6 - 2 y$

Step 3

Remove any equations from the system that are always true.

$x = 6 - 2 y$

Step 4