document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=664313>Question 664313</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -2x + y + 6 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + y - 8 = 0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you eliminate x, what is the resulting equation? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+=+y+%2B+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+=+y+%2B+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  remember this!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+%2B+y+-+8+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+%2B+y+-+8+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > now plug the value for 2x from the equation above into this equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y%2B6%29+%2B+y+-+8+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y%2B6%29+%2B+y+-+8+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y+-2+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y+-2+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  and x is gone. You can solve for y now if you wish, but the problem only asked you to eliminate x<BR>\n" );
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