document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=465320>Question 465320</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to solve a system by elimination? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "example : 3x - y = 13 and 3x + y = 17 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "add both equations,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you will find 6x = 30 , \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or, x = 30/6 = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now, put the value of x on first equation, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*5 -y = 13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or -y = 13 -15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or y = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, x=5,  y= 2<BR>\n" );
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