Substituting the first equation in the second one we get:
[tex]4x-2(2x-4)=-2.[/tex]Applying the distributive property to the above equation we get:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 4x-2\cdot2x-2\cdot(-4)=-2, \\ 4x-4x+8=-2. \end{gathered}[/tex]Adding like terms we get:
[tex]8=-2.[/tex]The above result is a contradiction, therefore the system has no solutions.
Answer: The given system of equations has no solutions.
