document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=595883>Question 595883</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve simultaneously I dont understand..\\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=x^2-4x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=x-2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #377358 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=377358\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If y=x^2-4x-2 and y = x-2, then we can say \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 2 = x^2-4x-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is because the two are both simultaneously equal to y. So they must be equal to each other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From here, solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x = 0, then y = x-2 = 0-2 = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So if x = 0 then y = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So one ordered pair solution is (0, -2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x = 5, then y = x-2 = 5-2 = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So when x = 5, the value of y is y = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So another ordered pair solution is (5, 3) </SPAN>\n" );
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