document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=201421>Question 201421</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1/2x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1/3x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   y=1/3x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1/3x+y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     -y=-y<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -1/3x =-y+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3/1(-1/3x)=(-y+2)3/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         x=-3y+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then substitue x=-3y+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       y=1/x(-3y+6)-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       y=-3/xy+6/2-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       y=-3/2y+3-3  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But now I am lost </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=1/3x+2 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)x - 3 = (1/3)x + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(1/2)-(1/3)]x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/6)x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (1/2)30 - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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