document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=937986>Question 937986</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve by the elimination method \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y-8=-6x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What you have is the same equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "repeated twice. You have 1 equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and 2 unknowns, so it is not solvable.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "( or, if you like, there are an infinite<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of solutions )<BR>\n" );
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