document.write( "Question 615024: x+y=-8
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x+y=-8
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\n" ); document.write( "rewrite second equation:
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\n" ); document.write( "-2x+y= 7
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\n" ); document.write( "multiply bottome equation by -1 and add both equations together:
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\n" ); document.write( "3x = -15
\n" ); document.write( "x = -5
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\n" ); document.write( "substitute above into:
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\n" ); document.write( "y = -3
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\n" ); document.write( "answer:(x,y) = (-5, -3)
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