document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=28844>Question 28844</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you find x and y by elimination of substituting this problem? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2y=-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-3y=2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2y=-5 ----(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This gives x = (-5-2y)  ----(*) (adding (-2y) to both the sides)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Putting x= (-5-2y) in (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-3y=2 ----(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X(-5-2y)-3y = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-20-8y-3y = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-20-11y = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-20-2 = 11y  (adding 11y and -2 to both the sides)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-22 = 11y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -22/11= -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y =-2 in (*) gives x= -5-2y =-5-2X(-2) = -5+4 =-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: x= -1 and y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Verification: x= -1 and y = -2 in (1) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then LHS = x+2y = -1+2X(-2) =-1-4 = -5=RHS<BR>\n" );
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