document.write( "Question 202417: Solve the given system by use of substitution:\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #152647 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Note: I rearranged the second equation \"8x%2B62=y\" to get \"y=8x%2B62\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%282x-5y=32%2Cy=8x%2B62%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-5y=32\" Start with the first equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-5%288x%2B62%29=32\" Plug in \"y=8x%2B62\". Take note that the 'y' terms are gone and we can now solve for 'x'\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-40x-310=32\" Distribute.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-38x-310=32\" Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-38x=32%2B310\" Add \"310\" to both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-38x=342\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28342%29%2F%28-38%29\" Divide both sides by \"-38\" to isolate \"x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-9\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since we know that \"x=-9\", we can use this to find \"y\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-5y=32\" Go back to the first equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28-9%29-5y=32\" Plug in \"x=-9\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-18-5y=32\" Multiply.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-5y=32%2B18\" Add \"18\" to both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-5y=50\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%2850%29%2F%28-5%29\" Divide both sides by \"-5\" to isolate \"y\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-10\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solutions are \"x=-9\" and \"y=-10\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Graph of \"2x-5y=32\" (red) and \"y=8x%2B62\" (green) \r
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