document.write( "Question 417848: solve using substitution method
\n" ); document.write( "(a)y=x-7 (b) 3x+7y=5
\n" ); document.write( " 3x-y=-1 x+4y=5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve using elimination\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3x+2y=19
\n" ); document.write( "x-2y=3
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substitution method\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=x-7\" .....1..substitute \"y\" in 2
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\n" ); document.write( "\"3x-y=-1\"...2 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x-%28x-7%29=-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x-x%2B7=-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=-1-7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=-8%7D%7D%0D%0A%0D%0A%7B%7B%7Bx=-4%7D%7D...now+find+%7B%7B%7Bx\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-4-7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-11\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-11=-4-7\" .....1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-11=-11\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(b) \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B7y=5\".....1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%2B4y=5\".....2.solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+x=-4y%2B5\".plug in 1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%28-4y%2B5%29%2B7y=5\".....1.solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-12y%2B15%2B7y=5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-5y=5-15\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-5y=-10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2\"............find \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+x=-4%2A2%2B5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+x=-8%2B5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+x=-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%28-3%29%2B7%2A2=5\".....1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-9%2B14=5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5=5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve using elimination\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B2y=19\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-2y=3\".....add both
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2Bx%2B2y-2y=19%2B3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2Bx%2Bcross%282y%29-cross%282y%29=19%2B3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x=22\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=22%2F4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=5.5\"......find \"y\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2A5.5%2B2y=19\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16.5%2B2y=19\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y=19-16.5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y=2.5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2.5%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=1.25\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2A5.5%2B2%2A1.25=19\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16.5%2B2.5=19\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"19=19\"\r
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