document.write( "Question 325941: Please help me solve this equation:
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Algebra.Com's Answer #233307 by Edwin McCravy(20055)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Important: \r\n" );
document.write( "When all variables occur only as denominators, then\r\n" );
document.write( "DO NOT CLEAR OF FRACTIONS!!!.  Instead leave the fractions and\r\n" );
document.write( "use elimination:\r\n" );
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document.write( "To eliminate y, multiply the second equation through by 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"system%282%2Fx-3%2Fy=+-11%2F10%2C%0D%0A9%2Fx%2B3%2Fy=+33%2F10%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add corresponding terms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"11%2Fx\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"22%2F10\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Take reciprocals of both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x%2F11\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"10%2F22\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 11\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"ll%2A%22%22\"\"x%2F11\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"11%2A%22%22\"\"10%2F22\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"cross%28ll%29%2A%22%22\"\"x%2Fcross%2811%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"cross%2811%29%2A%22%22\"\"10%2F%28%22%22%5E2cross%2822%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"10%2F2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"5\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now substitute \"5\" for \"x\" in one of the original\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2%2Fx-3%2Fy\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-11%2F10\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2%2F5-3%2Fy\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-11%2F10\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "NOW it is OK to clear of fractions,\r\n" );
document.write( "Multiply through by 10y:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"10y%2A%22%22\"\"2%2F5\"\"-10y%2A%22%22\"\"3%2Fy\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"10y%2A%22%22\"\"-11%2F10\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%22%22%5E2cross%2810%29y%2A%22%22\"\"2%2Fcross%285%29\"\"-10cross%28y%29%2A%22%22\"\"3%2Fcross%28y%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"cross%2810%29y%2A%22%22\"\"-11%2Fcross%2810%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"4y\"\"-30\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-11y\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"15y\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"30\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"y\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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