document.write( "Question 398511: Please help me solve the system of substitution {3x-2y=7;x+3y=-7 \n" ); document.write( "
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Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE linear system by SUBSTITUTION
Solve:
\n" ); document.write( " \"+system%28+%0D%0A++++3%5Cx+%2B+-2%5Cy+=+7%2C%0D%0A++++1%5Cx+%2B+3%5Cy+=+-7+%29%0D%0A++\"We'll use substitution. After moving -2*y to the right, we get:
\n" ); document.write( " \"3%2Ax+=+7+-+-2%2Ay\", or \"x+=+7%2F3+-+-2%2Ay%2F3\". Substitute that
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\n" ); document.write( " \"1%2A%287%2F3+-+-2%2Ay%2F3%29+%2B+3%5Cy+=+-7\" and simplify: So, we know that y=-2.54545454545455. Since \"x+=+7%2F3+-+-2%2Ay%2F3\", x=0.636363636363634.
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\n" ); document.write( " Answer: \"system%28+x=0.636363636363634%2C+y=-2.54545454545455+%29\".
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