document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56254>Question 56254</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please solve the system<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+4y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2y </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L1) 3x+4y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L2)  x=-2y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute -2y in for x in L1) and solve for y:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(-2y)+4y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6y+4y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2y/-2=-2/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute 1 in for y in L2):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The solution is (x,y)=(-2,1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!<BR>\n" );
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