document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57894>Question 57894</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi! Need some help with this equation.....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If possible I need to express my answer as an ordered pair (x,y). Thanks in andance for the help! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "do the Substitution method\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if Y= 2x+1 put that where ever u see y in the second equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it would be...       x+(2x+1)=4 then that equals 3x+1=4 subtact 1 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+1-1=4-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then put xin the first equation to find out Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=2x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=2(1)+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3 </SPAN>\n" );
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