document.write( "Question 579132: I'm not sure what to do here... Can I get some help? \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve using the substitution method. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x - 3y = 8, -5x + y = 4
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(1) \"+5x+-+3y+=+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+-5x+%2B+y+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "To do substitution, take one of the equations
\n" ); document.write( "and isolate either \"x\" or \"y\" on one side
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\n" ); document.write( "Add \"+5x+\" to both sides of (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+y+=+5x+%2B+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now substitute this value of \"y\" for
\n" ); document.write( "the \"y\" in equation (1)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+5x+-+3%2A%285x+%2B+4+%29+=+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+5x+-+15x+-+12+=+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Add \"12\" to both sides
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+-10x+=+12+%2B+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+-10x+=+20+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by \"-10\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+x+=+-2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now substitute this value for \"x\" back
\n" ); document.write( "into either (1) or (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+5%2A%28-2%29+-+3y+=+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+-10+-+3y+=+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Add \"10\" to both sides
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+-3y+=+18+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by \"-3\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+y+=+-6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "check answers:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+-5x+%2B+y+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+-5%2A%28-2%29+%2B+%28-6%29+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+10+-+6+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+4+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+5x+-+3y+=+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+5%2A%28-2%29+-+3%2A%28-6%29+=+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+-10+%2B+18+=+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+8+=+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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