document.write( "Question 173659: solve by substitution method: x + 3y = -8,4x - 3y = 23\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve by substitution: x - 2y = -3 and y = 2x - 3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find f(-2) given that f(s) = -x^2 - 4x + 23
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Algebra.Com's Answer #128531 by jojo14344(1513)\"\" \"About 
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solve by substitution method: \"x+%2B+3y+=+-8\" EQN 1,
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x+-+3y+=+23\", EQN 2
\n" ); document.write( "In EQN 1 we get, \"x=-8-3y\", EQN 3, subst in EQN 2:
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28-8-3y%29-3y=23\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-32-12y-3y=23\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-15y=23%2B32=55\", divide both terms by \"-15\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=-3.67%29\", subst in EQN 3
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-8-3%28-3.67%29=-8%2B11\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Check via EQn 1:
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2B3%28-3.67%29=-8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3-11.01=8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-8.01=-8\" close enough
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\n" ); document.write( "solve by substitution: \"x+-+2y+=+-3\", EQN 4 and \"y+=+2x+-+3\", EQN 5
\n" ); document.write( "In EQN 4:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-3%2B2y\", EQN 6, subst in EQN 5:
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2%28highlight%28-3%2B2y%29%29-3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-6%2B4y-3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4y-y=6%2B3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3y=9\"----->\"cross%283%29y%2Fcross%283%29=cross%289%293%2Fcross%283%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=3%29\", subts in EQN 6
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-3%2B2%283%29=-3%2B6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=3%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check via EQN 5:
\n" ); document.write( "\"3=2%283%29-3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3=6-3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3=3\" good
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\n" ); document.write( "find f(-2) given that f(s) = -x^2 - 4x + 23
\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28s%29=-%28-2%29%5E2-4%28-2%29%2B23\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28s%29=-4%2B8%2B23=highlight%2827%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Thank you,
\n" ); document.write( "Jojo
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