document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=443110>Question 443110</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the elimination method x + 8y=14 -x + 8y=2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-x + 8y = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ADD BOTH EQUATIONS TOGETHER\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 + 16y =16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug y =1 back into either original equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 8(1) = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 8 = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 14 -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x =6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So x = 6,  y =1. </SPAN>\n" );
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