document.write( "Question 936776: Solve for x & y. 2/x-3/y=-5 4/x+6/y=14 Thanks for your help. \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"2%2Fx-3%2Fy=-5\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2y%2Fxy-3x%2Fxy=-5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4y%2Fxy%2B6x%2Fxy=14\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282y-3x%29%2Fxy=-5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%284y%2B6x%29%2Fxy=14\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2y-3x=-5xy\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4y%2B6x=14xy\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2y-3x%2B5xy=0\"$ ...all terms multiply by $\"2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4y%2B6x-14xy=0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4y-6x%2B10xy=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4y%2B6x-14xy=0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4y-cross%286x%29%2B10xy%2B4y%2Bcross%286x%29-14xy=0\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"8y-4xy=0\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4y%282-x%29=0\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find $\"x\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if $\"2-x=0\"$ => $\"highlight%28x=2%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to $\"2%2Fx-3%2Fy=-5\"$ plug in $\"2\"$ for $\"x\"$ and find $\"y\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2F2-3%2Fy=-5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"1-3%2Fy=-5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2B5=3%2Fy\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"6=3%2Fy\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"6y=3\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=3%2F6\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28y=1%2F2%29\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2F2-3%2F%281%2F2%29=-5\"$ => $\"1-6=-5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4%2F2%2B6%2F%281%2F2%29=14\"$ => $\"2%2B12=14\"$ \r
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