document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=942088>Question 942088</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i solve the linear system: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-2y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-y=17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I do not understand it because the y value does not cancel out, so what am i supposed to do with it?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #574255 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=574255\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you can multiply both sides of equation 2 by -2 to get \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-y=17 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2*(3x-y)=-2*17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x+2y = -34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we now have this new system\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-2y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x+2y = -34 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the equations\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-2y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x+2y = -34<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5x+0y = -25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So -5x = -25 which means x = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use this to find y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-2y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5-2y=9 ... plug in x = 5, solve for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2y = 9-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 4/(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the ordered pair solution is (5,-2) </SPAN>\n" );
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