document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=694863>Question 694863</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the solution of the system<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=(-23)+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=21+5x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "start by putting both in standard form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-y=-23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5x+2y=21  add both equations together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0x+y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > now that you have y, plug it into either equation to find x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-(-2)=-23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+2=-23 add -2 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=-25 divide by 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-2, -5) </SPAN>\n" );
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