document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57754>Question 57754</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2X-Y=-2  and X+3Y=-15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2X-Y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1X+3Y=-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1(2X-1Y=-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(-1X+-3Y=-15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 2X-1Y=  -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2X+-6Y=-30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-7Y        -32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " -7         -7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Y= 4.57\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this correct?  This seems odd because now I have to graph these points.  Please help!!!!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #39436 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=39436\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2X-Y=-2 and X+3Y=-15 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X-Y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1X+3Y=-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1(2X-1Y=-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(-1X+-3Y=-15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X-1Y= -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2X+-6Y=-30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-7Y -32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-7 -7 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y= 4.57 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your work looks good so far.  You don't have a point <BR>\n" );
document.write( "yet; you need to solve for X.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute your y value into one of the original<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equations as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X-Y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X-4.57=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=2.57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1.285<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your solution is (1.285,4.57)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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