1. **State the problem:** Solve the system of equations using the elimination method:
$$6x + 3y + 4 = 0$$
$$5y = -9x - 6$$
2. **Rewrite the equations in standard form:**
From the first equation:
$$6x + 3y = -4$$
From the second equation:
$$5y = -9x - 6 \implies 9x + 5y = -6$$
3. **Set up the system:**
$$\begin{cases} 6x + 3y = -4 \\ 9x + 5y = -6 \end{cases}$$
4. **Eliminate one variable:**
Multiply the first equation by 3 and the second by 2 to align coefficients of $x$:
$$3(6x + 3y) = 3(-4) \implies 18x + 9y = -12$$
$$2(9x + 5y) = 2(-6) \implies 18x + 10y = -12$$
5. **Subtract the first new equation from the second:**
$$(18x + 10y) - (18x + 9y) = -12 - (-12)$$
$$18x - 18x + 10y - 9y = 0$$
$$y = 0$$
6. **Substitute $y=0$ into one original equation:**
Using $6x + 3y = -4$:
$$6x + 3(0) = -4 \implies 6x = -4 \implies x = -\frac{2}{3}$$
7. **Final solution:**
$$\boxed{\left(-\frac{2}{3}, 0\right)}$$
This is the solution to the system using the elimination method.
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