document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=522412>Question 522412</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the system:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+4y=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2y=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve the system:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+4y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2y </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "For the first one, multiply the 2nd equation by 2, then add the two equations, term by term.  The y variable will end up with a zero coefficient and you can then solve the single variable equation in x.  Once you know x, substitute it back into either of the original equations and solve for y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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