document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3399>Question 3399</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2x=2-y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+y=-1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #1483 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drglass><B>drglass(89)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drglass><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=1483\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We have two equations:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=2-y<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+y=-1<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "add y to both side of the first equation to get:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + y = 2 and <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + y = -1<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract the first equation from the second to get:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this reduces to x = -3. Substitute x into the first equation to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6+=+2+-+y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6+=+2+-+y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 2 from either side and multiply through by -1 to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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