document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=181414>Question 181414</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm checking to see if I solved this problem correctly. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve each system by addition, if possible\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "{2y-3x=-13<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3x-17=4y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "H.C. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2y-3x=-13<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3x-17=4y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "WE WILL SOLVE BY USING THE ELIMINATION METHOD ....IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO ALIGN THE X's UNDERNEATH THE X's, AND SO ON...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) REORDERING<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x + 2y = -13<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3x - 4y = 17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since we have a positive and negative 3x we can add both equations to get rid of the x's\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-3x + 2y = -13)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+(3x - 4y = 17)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0x - 2y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2y/-2 = 4/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "go back and substitute to find into any complete equation...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x + 2y = -13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x + 2(-2) = -13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x - 4 = -13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x - 4 + 4 = -13 + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x + 0 = -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x/-3 = -9/-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so your answer is the coordinate point (3, -2) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LETS CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x + 2y = -13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3(3)+2(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9 - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-13 good<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 4y = 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(3)-4(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17 good<BR>\n" );
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