document.write( "Question 402808: May you help me with this problem:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3b+2c=46
\n" ); document.write( "5c+b=11\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The instructions are to use linear combinations to solve the linear system. Then check your solution. Thank you for time. \n" ); document.write( "
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3b+2c=46
\n" ); document.write( "5c+b=11
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\n" ); document.write( "Rearrange:
\n" ); document.write( "3b + 2c = 46
\n" ); document.write( "b + 5c = 11
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply 2nd equation by 3 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "3b + 2c = 46
\n" ); document.write( "3b + 15c = 33
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract top from bottom and solve for \"c\":
\n" ); document.write( "13c = -13
\n" ); document.write( "c = -1
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"b\":
\n" ); document.write( "5c+b = 11
\n" ); document.write( "5(-1) + b = 11
\n" ); document.write( "b = 11+5
\n" ); document.write( "b = 16
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