document.write( "Question 895585: What value of y forms the solution of the system defined by y = 11x + 1 and
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document.write( "y = 11x + 1 \r\n" );
document.write( "11x + 12y = 12\r\n" );
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document.write( "Take the right side of the first equation, which is 11x + 1,\r\n" );
document.write( "since y equals it, put it in parentheses like this (11x + 1)\r\n" );
document.write( "and put it in place of y in the second equation.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The second equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "11x + 12y = 12\r\n" );
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document.write( "Take out the y and put in (11x + 1) in place of the y:\r\n" );
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document.write( "11x + 12(11x + 1) = 12\r\n" );
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document.write( "Remove the parentheses by using the distributive principle:\r\n" );
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document.write( "11x + 132x + 12 = 12\r\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms on the left\r\n" );
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document.write( "143x + 12 = 12\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 12 from both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "143x = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 143\r\n" );
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document.write( "x = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now go back and get the very first equation:\r\n" );
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document.write( "y = 11x + 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "And substitute (0) for x:\r\n" );
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document.write( "y = 11(0) + 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "y = 0 + 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "y = 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's the answer because the question asked for y.\r\n" );
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