document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=715567>Question 715567</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> elimination method<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + 9b = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + 4b = -2  <BR>\n" );
document.write( " Please show me the procedures as well as the solution to the problem </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) a + 9b = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) a + 4b = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simply subtract (2) from (1) and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) a - a + 9b - 4b = 3 -(-2) or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4) 5b = 5 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5) b = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put (5) into (1) and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6) a + 9*1 = 3 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7) a = 3 - 9 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8) a = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's check with (2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is (-6 + 4*1 = -2)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is (-6 + 4 = -2)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is (-2 = -2)? Yes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: (a,b) = (-6,1). </SPAN>\n" );
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