document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=854562>Question 854562</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is (2,-3) as solution to the following system of equations?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+2y=12 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+2y=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find out if (2, -3) is your answer we have to plug it in and see if it works. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "xvalue= 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "yvalue= -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3 = 2(2)-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3 = -3 .... This one works \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now for the next equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(2) + 2(-3) = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 DOES NOT EQUAL 12 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THEREFORE, NO. (2, -3) is not a solution  </SPAN>\n" );
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