5x + 2y = 12 --- (1)
-6x - 2y = -14 --- (2)
Adding (1) to (2), we have:
(5x + 2y) + (-6x - 2y) = 12 + (-14)
5x - 6x + 2y - 2y = 12 - 14
-x = -2
x = 2
Substituting x = 2 into (1), we have:
5(2) + 2y = 12
10 + 2y = 12
2y = 12 - 10
2y = 2
y = 2 / 2
y = 1
Hence, x = 2 and y = 1