document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=31803>Question 31803</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi i was wondering how u do elimination using mulitplication, its in ch. 13 in the algebra 1 book on systems of equations and inequalities, please help thank you. question number one is shown below. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+6y=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+3y=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5X+3Y=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "MULTIPLY THE SECOND EQUATION BY -2 GIVES<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10X-6Y=-2 ADDING THIS TO THE FIRST EQUATION <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X+6Y=10 WE GET<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8X=8 OR X=-1 REPLACINF -1 FOR X IN FORMULA 1 WE GET<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(-1)+6Y=10 OR -2+6Y=10 OR 6Y=12 OR Y=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PROOF 2(-1)+6(2)=10 OR -2+12=10 OR 10=10 & 5(-1)+3(2)=1 OR -5+6=1 OR 1=1<BR>\n" );
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