document.write( "Question 286417: Solve system of equations\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2a+3b=14
\n" ); document.write( "3a-2b=8
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(1) \"2a%2B3b=14\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"3a-2b=8\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides of (1) by \"3\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides of (2) by \"2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then subtract (2) from (1)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"6a+%2B+9b+=+42\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"-6a+%2B+4b+=+-16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"13b+=+26\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute this back into (1) or (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"2a+%2B+3%2A2+=+14\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2a+=+14+-+6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2a+=+8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "The solutions are \"a+=+4\",\"b+=+2\"
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