document.write( "Question 224262: using substitution or elimination, find x and y
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Using substitution or elimination, find x and y\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3x+y=1
\n" ); document.write( "y=x+9 or -x+y=9\r
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Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE linear system by SUBSTITUTION
Solve:
\n" ); document.write( " \"+system%28+%0D%0A++++3%5Cx+%2B+1%5Cy+=+1%2C%0D%0A++++-1%5Cx+%2B+1%5Cy+=+9+%29%0D%0A++\"We'll use substitution. After moving 1*y to the right, we get:
\n" ); document.write( " \"3%2Ax+=+1+-+1%2Ay\", or \"x+=+1%2F3+-+1%2Ay%2F3\". Substitute that
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\n" ); document.write( " \"-1%2A%281%2F3+-+1%2Ay%2F3%29+%2B+1%5Cy+=+9\" and simplify: So, we know that y=7. Since \"x+=+1%2F3+-+1%2Ay%2F3\", x=-2.
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\n" ); document.write( " Answer: \"system%28+x=-2%2C+y=7+%29\".
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