Use the elimination method to solve the linear-quadratic system y=x2−2x−2 , y=2x−6 .(1 point) Responses (2,−2) left parenthesis 2 comma negative 2 right parenthesis (−2,−10) left parenthesis negative 2 comma negative 10 right parenthesis (2,−2) and (−2,2) left parenthesis 2 comma negative 2 right parenthesis and left parenthesis negative 2 comma 2 right parenthesis (−2,−2) and (−2,2) left parenthesis negative 2 comma negative 2 right parenthesis and left parenthesis negative 2 comma 2 right parenthesis

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To solve the system of equations using the elimination method, we have:

  1. Quadratic equation: \( y = x^2 - 2x - 2 \)
  2. Linear equation: \( y = 2x - 6 \)

First, we can set the two equations equal to each other since they both equal \( y \):

\[ x^2 - 2x - 2 = 2x - 6 \]

Now, rearranging this equation gives:

\[ x^2 - 2x - 2 - 2x + 6 = 0 \] \[ x^2 - 4x + 4 = 0 \] \[ (x - 2)^2 = 0 \]

This gives us a single solution for \( x \):

\[ x = 2 \]

Now, we can substitute \( x = 2 \) back into either equation to find \( y \). Let’s use the linear equation \( y = 2x - 6 \):

\[ y = 2(2) - 6 = 4 - 6 = -2 \]

Thus, we have the solution:

\[ (x, y) = (2, -2) \]

Now we can check if this solution also lies on the quadratic equation:

Substituting \( x = 2 \) into the quadratic equation:

\[ y = 2^2 - 2(2) - 2 = 4 - 4 - 2 = -2 \]

Since both equations confirm that \( y = -2 \), the solution to the system of equations is:

\[ (2, -2) \]

So the correct response is:

\((2, -2)\)