document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=59720>Question 59720</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the system: x - 5y = -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                       x = y - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One of the solutions is :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) x = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) x = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) y = 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "e) none of the above<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                       x = y - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One of the solutions is :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) x = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) x = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) y = 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "e) none of the above<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute y-1 in for x in the first equation and solve for y:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-1)-5y=-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4y-1=-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4y-1+1=-9+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4y=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4y/-4=-8/-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute 2 in for y in the second equation and solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The solution is (x,y)=(1,2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You need both an x and y for a solution. so the answer is (a and d) or e.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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