document.write( "Question 237112: please help me solve this equation.
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document.write( "i have to use substitution or elimination to solve each system or equations.\r
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document.write( "9x+2y=5
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document.write( "3x-y=-10 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #174387 by HeyEv(4)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I am going to use elimination, because it seems faster for this problem. \n" ); document.write( "I want to get rid of Y. We already have a 2y, so to get -2y we are going to multiply the second system by 2 \n" ); document.write( "9x+2y=5 \n" ); document.write( "2(3x-y=-10) \n" ); document.write( "_________ \n" ); document.write( "9x+2y=5 \n" ); document.write( "6x-2y=-20 \n" ); document.write( "__________ \n" ); document.write( "Next, we add and eliminate; \n" ); document.write( "15x=-15 \n" ); document.write( "x= -1 \n" ); document.write( "_____ \n" ); document.write( "Now, we plug it in. \n" ); document.write( "9*(-1)+2y=5 \n" ); document.write( "-9+2y=5 \n" ); document.write( "2y=14 \n" ); document.write( "y=7\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and we check! \n" ); document.write( "9x+2y=5 \n" ); document.write( "9(-1)+2(7)=5 \n" ); document.write( "-9+14=5 \n" ); document.write( "5=5,CORRECT! \n" ); document.write( "_________ \n" ); document.write( "3x-y=-10 \n" ); document.write( "3(-1)-(7)=-10 \n" ); document.write( "-3-7=-10 \n" ); document.write( "-10=-10, CORRECT!\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |