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document.write( "What does the x equal in the solution of the system of equations below?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    y = 2x + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    y = 1/2x + 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What does the y equal in the solution of the system of equations below?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    3x – y = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    y – x = –5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 2x + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 1/2x + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 2 = 1/2x + 5 {substituted 2x + 2, in for y, into bottom equation}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 1/2x + 3 {subtracted 2 from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/2x = 3 {subtracted 1/2x from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 {divided both sides by 3/2, multiplied by reciprocal 2/3}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What does the y equal in the solution of the system of equations below? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x – y = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y – x = –5 -----> -x = -y - 5 -----> x = y + 5 {solved for x}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(y + 5) - y = 1 {substituted y + 5, in for x, into top equation}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y + 15 - y = 1 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y + 15 = 1 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = -14 {subtracted 15 from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -7 {divided both sides by 2}<BR>\n" );
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