document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23966>Question 23966</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Systems of Equations\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X+Y=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2Y=-2X+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please and thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12766 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12766\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the second equation, add _2x to each side to get the equations in standard form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y= 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2y = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides of the first equation by -2 in order to eliminate the x coefficients, which by the way will also eliminate the y coefficients:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2(x+y)= -2*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2y = *2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x-2y = -32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2+2y= 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=-30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NO SOLUTION!  Therefore the lines are parallel!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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