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document.write( "3x – 2y = 26.............eq 1	
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document.write( "-7x + 3y = -49...........eq 2
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document.write( "multiply eq 1 by 3 and eq 2 by 2 and add the equations together
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document.write( "  9x-6y=78..... eq 1 revised
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document.write( "-14x+6y=-98.... eq 2 revised
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document.write( "now adding the two equations together we can see that the y terms are eliminated because -6y+6y=0. We are left with 9x-14x=78-98
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document.write( "-5x=-20
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document.write( "x=4
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document.write( "now take x's found value and plug it into any equation and solve for y. I will use eq 1
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document.write( "3(4)–2y =26
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document.write( "12-2y=26
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document.write( "-2y=14
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document.write( "y=-7
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