document.write( "Question 281653: 1.) y=2x-1
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\"x%2B3y=11\" Start with the second equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B3%282x-1%29=11\" Plug in \"y=2x-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B6x-3=11\" Distribute.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7x-3=11\" Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7x=11%2B3\" Add \"3\" to both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7x=14\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2814%29%2F%287%29\" Divide both sides by \"7\" to isolate \"x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2x-1\" Go back to the first equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2%282%29-1\" Plug in \"x=2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=4-1\" Multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3\" Subtract\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solutions are \"x=2\" and \"y=3\" giving us the ordered pair (2,3)
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