document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=940055>Question 940055</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "May you please solve the linear system of....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-7x-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #572863 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=etutorworld><B>etutorworld(19)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=etutorworld><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=etutorworld><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=572863\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here we are given 2 equations and  we have to find 2 unknown variables namely x, y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We first eliminate any one of the variable and find the other. Once the value of one variable is found,then we plug this value in any of the equations to find the value of the other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 3x -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -7x -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If we subtract the 2 eqautions, the y variable becomes zero\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-y = 3x - (-7x)-6 -(-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0= 10x -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x =1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug x = 1/2 in the first equation to obtain y <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 3(1/2) -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  = 3/2 -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  = -9/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x, y) = (1/2, -9/2)    </SPAN>\n" );
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