document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=217401>Question 217401</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation by any system:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3/2y + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - 3y = 11 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #163941 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=163941\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation by any system:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+3y%2F2+%2B+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+3y%2F2+%2B+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or equivalently <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-3y=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-3y=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where we multiplied by 2 to both sides of the equation to get rid of the denominator and subtracted 3y from both sides of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we now have \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+-3y=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+-3y=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Equation A <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+-+3y+=+11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+-+3y+=+11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Equation B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We see that the left side of Equations A and B are identical.  So when we subtract equation A from Equation B, we have 0=1 or subtract B from equation A and we get 0=-1 which are not true statements.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER:  As a result, there is no solution to this equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J\r<BR>\n" );
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