document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=938425>Question 938425</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would I use the elimination method to solve this problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a+b=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3a-2b=-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I have so far<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I multiply the first equation by -3 and the second equation by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, I would have -6a+-3b=-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6a-4b=-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6a+-3b=-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6a-4b=-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Both -6a would cancel out<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1b=11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am confused, I think I am misisng a step.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%286a%29%2B3b-cross%286a%29-4b=9-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%286a%29%2B3b-cross%286a%29-4b=9-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ...Both <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > would cancel out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3b-4b=9-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3b-4b=9-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-b=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-b=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....we need positive <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; so multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "go to the one of the given equations, substitute <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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