document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24728>Question 24728</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -6x+8y=-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x-3y=-28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A system~I know that the answer is (8,4) but how do you get that? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x-3y=-28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are different ways to solve this, we will solve it by substitution;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First we will take eq.2 andsolve that for x;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x-3y=-28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x=-28+3y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=14-<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now with x being solved we will substitute this in eq.1 for x;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6(14-<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >y)+8y=-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-84+<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Y+8Y=-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9Y+8Y=-16+84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17Y=68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now that we have y=4, lets plug that into the equation and solve for x;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x+8(4)=-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x+32=-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x=-16-32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x=-48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we have;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8,4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope you understand<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=) </SPAN>\n" );
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