y = -2x - 2 and 2x - 2y = 5

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To solve the system of equations given by:

  1. \( y = -2x - 2 \) (Equation 1)
  2. \( 2x - 2y = 5 \) (Equation 2)

we can substitute Equation 1 into Equation 2 to eliminate \( y \).

Substituting \( y \) from Equation 1 into Equation 2:

\[ 2x - 2(-2x - 2) = 5 \]

Now simplify it:

\[ 2x + 4x + 4 = 5 \]

Combine like terms:

\[ 6x + 4 = 5 \]

Next, subtract 4 from both sides:

\[ 6x = 1 \]

Now, divide by 6:

\[ x = \frac{1}{6} \]

Now that we have \( x \), we can substitute it back into Equation 1 to find \( y \):

\[ y = -2\left(\frac{1}{6}\right) - 2 \]

Calculating it gives us:

\[ y = -\frac{2}{6} - 2 = -\frac{1}{3} - 2 = -\frac{1}{3} - \frac{6}{3} = -\frac{7}{3} \]

So, the solution to the system of equations is:

\[ \left( x, y \right) = \left( \frac{1}{6}, -\frac{7}{3} \right) \]