document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=688576>Question 688576</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> use the elimination method to solve the system of equations <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+6b=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+3b=5                            </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "With this, multiply the second by -1 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+6b=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-a-3b=-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add these to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 3:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug 3 into either equation above and we find:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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