document.write( "Question 202045: the diffrence between two numbers is 11 when the larger number is added to two times the smaller the sum is 59 what are the two numbers \n" ); document.write( "
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\"the difference between two numbers is 11\" means that \"x-y=11\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"the larger number is added to two times the smaller the sum is 59\" tells us that \"2x%2By=59\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Start with the given system of equations:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x-y%29=2%2811%29\" Multiply the both sides of the first equation by 2.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-2y=22\" Distribute and multiply.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we have the new system of equations:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now add the equations together. You can do this by simply adding the two left sides and the two right sides separately like this:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282x-2y%29%2B%28x%2B2y%29=%2822%29%2B%2859%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282x%2B1x%29%2B%28-2y%2B2y%29=22%2B59\" Group like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B0y=81\" Combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=81\" Simplify.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2881%29%2F%283%29\" Divide both sides by \"3\" to isolate \"x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=27\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-2y=22\" Now go back to the first equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2827%29-2y=22\" Plug in \"x=27\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2y=22-54\" Subtract \"54\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2y=-32\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-32%29%2F%28-2%29\" Divide both sides by \"-2\" to isolate \"y\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=16\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solutions are \"x=27\" and \"y=16\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Which form the ordered pair .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This means that the system is consistent and independent.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the two numbers are 27 and 16.
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