document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=698182>Question 698182</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I was wondering have do you solve this system using elimination<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=2 x-y=4 I have tryed to solve it by elimating the variable y after I did that I added the two equations and got 2x=6 then I divided by 2 and I got x=3 for y all I did was put the x value in the equation and then solve but when I put all toghter the answer doesn't equal what the equation says </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=2 x-y=4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--------- Add<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---------- Subtract<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What did you get for y?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can sub for x to find y, should get y = -1 either way.\r<BR>\n" );
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