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Algebra.Com's Answer #266790 by mananth(16946) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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let x be smaller
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\n" ); document.write( "x= y-3
\n" ); document.write( "x-y=-3......................1
\n" ); document.write( "...
\n" ); document.write( "4x = 2y
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\n" ); document.write( "2x=y
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\n" ); document.write( "plug the value of y in (1)
\n" ); document.write( "x-2x=-3
\n" ); document.write( "-x=-3
\n" ); document.write( "/-1
\n" ); document.write( "x=3
\n" ); document.write( "plug value of x in (1)
\n" ); document.write( "x-y =-3
\n" ); document.write( "3-y=-3
\n" ); document.write( "-y=-3+ -3
\n" ); document.write( "-y=-6
\n" ); document.write( "/-1
\n" ); document.write( "y=6\r
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