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x-y=4.......eq 1
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\n" ); document.write( "subtract all terms in eq 2 from terms in equation 1:
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\n" ); document.write( "x terms will be eliminated because x-x=0. We are left with -y+2y=4-10
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\n" ); document.write( "take y's found value and plug it back into either eq 1 or 2 . I chose eq 1
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\n" ); document.write( "x-(-6)=4
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\n" ); document.write( "x+6=4
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