document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=641351>Question 641351</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, my name is Will and I am having a hard time solving systems of linear equations particularly this problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+2y=2<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 #403615 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=403615\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you have a system to solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B2y=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B2y=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x%2By=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x%2By=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B2y=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B2y=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......1...first solve this one for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y=2-3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y=2-3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...both sides divide by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y%2F2=2%2F2-3x%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y%2F2=2%2F2-3x%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=1-%283%2F2%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=1-%283%2F2%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >..........now plug in equation 2 and solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x%2B%281-%283%2F2%29x%29=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x%2B%281-%283%2F2%29x%29=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x%2B1-%283%2F2%29x=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x%2B1-%283%2F2%29x=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >both sides multiply by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x%2A2%2B1%2A2-%283%2F2%29%2A2x=8%2A2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x%2A2%2B1%2A2-%283%2F2%29%2A2x=8%2A2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4x%2B2-3x=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4x%2B2-3x=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7x%2B2=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7x%2B2=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-16%2B2=7x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-16%2B2=7x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-14=7x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-14=7x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-14%2F7=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-14%2F7=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28-2=x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28-2=x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....now, plug it in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=1-%283%2F2%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=1-%283%2F2%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=1-%283%2F2%29%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=1-%283%2F2%29%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=1-%283%2Fcross%282%29%29%28-cross%282%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=1-%283%2Fcross%282%29%29%28-cross%282%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >..you will have.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%2F-1=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2F-1=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=1%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=1%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check: plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B2y=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B2y=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28-2%29%2B2%2A4=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28-2%29%2B2%2A4=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6%2B8=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6%2B8=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x%2By=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x%2By=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2B4=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2B4=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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