document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=656249>Question 656249</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the system by the method of your choice: x=6y-9, -2x + 12y=18 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #409414 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathDazed><B>MathDazed(34)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathDazed><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=MathDazed><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=409414\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For this problem, if you simplify the second equation you will actually get the first equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x + 12y = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x +12y -12y = 18 - 12y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x = -12y + 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x/-2 = -12y/-2 + 18/-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 6y - 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the equations are the same, then both equations have infinitely many solutions because they are actually are the same lines. </SPAN>\n" );
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