document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=829473>Question 829473</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Solve, using linear combination.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + y = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #499887 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=499887\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+%2B+y+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+%2B+y+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+%2B+y+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+%2B+y+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract eq. 2 from eq. 1 (or form a linear combination of eq. 1 and (-1)*eq. 2), <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then use either equation to solve for y.<BR>\n" );
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