document.write( "Question 769989: \"x-y=7\"; \"2%2Fx-5%2Fy=2\" solution \n" ); document.write( "
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\"x-y=7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y%2B7\" --> Equation 1 ... Substitute \"x=y%2B7\" into Equation 2
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2Fx-5%2Fy=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"xy%282%2Fx%29-xy%285%2Fy%29=xy%282%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2y-5x=2xy\" --> Equation 2
\n" ); document.write( "\"2y-5%28y%2B7%29=2y%28y%2B7%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2y-5y-35=2y%5E2%2B14y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-3y-35=2y%5E2%2B14y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=2y%5E2%2B14y%2B3y%2B35\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=2y%5E2%2B17y%2B35\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2y%5E2%2B17y%2B35=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%282y%2B7%29%28y%2B5%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-7%2F2\" or \"y=-5\"
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\n" ); document.write( "When \"y=-7%2F2\", --> Substitute \"y=-7%2F2\" into \"x=y%2B7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-7%2F2%2B7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=7%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=3%261%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "When \"y=-5\", --> Substitute \"y=-5\" into \"x=y%2B7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-5%2B7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Therefore,
\n" ); document.write( "when \"x=3%261%2F2\", \"y=-7%2F2\";
\n" ); document.write( "when \"x=2\", \"y=-5\".
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