document.write( "Question 840308: -4x+7y=-5
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\n" ); document.write( "1.) Note: I'm going to label each equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Equation #1) \"-4x%2B7y=-5\"
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\n" ); document.write( "2.) Get \"x\" by itself in equation #2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-4y=-1\"
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\n" ); document.write( "3.) Now that we have \"x\" by itself in equation #2, plug in x=-1+4y into equation #1.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-4%28-1%2B4y%29%2B7y=-5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4-16y%2B7y=-5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4-9y=-5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4-4-9y=-5-4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-9y=-9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-9y%2F-9=-9%2F-9\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "4.) Next, use the \"y\" value we found and plug in to either equation #1 or #2 to find \"x\" value.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-4x%2B7=-5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-4x%2B7-7=-5-7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-4x%2F-4=-12%2F-4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "5.) Check using x=3 & y=1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "6.) Answer.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=3
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