document.write( "Question 160327: hi please help me thank you very much. Which of the following is an intermediate step if the given equations are to be solved by elimingating one unknown by addition?
\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28+5x+%2B+5Y+=+1%2C++3x+-+8y+=+5%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "the anwsers are
\n" ); document.write( "A)\"system%2840x+%2B+40y+=8%2C++15x+-+40y+=+25%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "B)\"system%2815x+%2B+15y+=+3%2C++15x+-+40y+=25%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "C)\"system%285x+%2B+5y+=+1%2C+++y+=+%283x+-+5%29%2F8%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "D)\"system%28x+=+%281+-+5y%29%2F5%2C+x+=%285+%2B+8y%29%2F3%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "hi please help me thank you very much. Which of the following is an intermediate step if the given equations are to be solved by elimingating one unknown by addition?
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\n" ); document.write( "the answers are
\n" ); document.write( "A)\"system%2840x+%2B+40y+=8%2C++15x+-+40y+=+25%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "B)\"system%2815x+%2B+15y+=+3%2C++15x+-+40y+=25%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "C)\"system%285x+%2B+5y+=+1%2C+++y+=+%283x+-+5%29%2F8%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "D)\"system%28x+=+%281+-+5y%29%2F5%2C+x+=%285+%2B+8y%29%2F3%29\" \r
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document.write( "The correct answer is A) because\r\n" );
document.write( "when added vertically, the terms \"matrix%281%2C2%2C%22%2B%22%2C40y%29\" and \"-40y\"\r\n" );
document.write( "will cancel out like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "A)\"system%2840x+%2B+cross%2840y%29+=8%2C++15x+-+cross%2840y%29+=+25%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "and the sum adding vertically will be the equation:\r\n" );
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document.write( "   \"55x\" =  \"33\"   \r\n" );
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document.write( "which is easily solved for \"x\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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