document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=356553>Question 356553</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the system algebraically:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-2y=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= sq root of (x-1) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x-2y=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2y+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= sq root of (x-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"x\" and solve for \"y\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = sqrt(2y+1-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = sqrt(2y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2 = 4y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2-4y = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y(y-4) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 0 or y = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If y = 0, x = 2y+1 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If y = 4, x = 2y+1 = 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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