document.write( "Question 855346: Elimination method:
\n" ); document.write( "eliminate x
\n" ); document.write( "2x-y=4
\n" ); document.write( "2x+5=16
\n" ); document.write( "Post each step.
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1.\"2x-y=4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract eq. 2 from eq. 1,
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-y-2x-5y=4-16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-6y=-12\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-2=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=3\"\r
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