document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=892924>Question 892924</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the system of equations by substitution. What is the solution for x?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + y = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 2y = -1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+%2B+y+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+%2B+y+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x+%2B+2y+=+-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x+%2B+2y+=+-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "From eq. 1,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute into eq. 2,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%2B2-4x=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%2B2-4x=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "False, there is no solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These are two parallel lines that never meet so there's no solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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