document.write( "Question 155036: Find the solution sets of the following simultaneous equations, solving for x and y.\r
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1.\"bx%2By=a\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Add eq. 1 and eq. 2,
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\n" ); document.write( "From eq. 1,
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