document.write( "Question 944794: Please help me with this equation using Elimination Method
\n" ); document.write( "2x-3y=6
\n" ); document.write( " x+2y=4
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\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-3y=6\"......eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%2B2y=4\"......eq.2....both sides multiply by \"-2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-3y=6\"......eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"-2x-4y=-8\"......eq.2
\n" ); document.write( "---------------------------add both eq.1 and eq.2 to eliminate \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-3y-2x-4y=6-8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cross%282x%29-7y-cross%282x%29=-2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-7y=-2\"...both sides multiply by \"-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7y=2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=2%2F7%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to \"2x-3y=6\"......eq.1 substitute \"%282%2F7%29\" for \"y\" and solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-3%282%2F7%29=6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-6%2F7=6\"..both sides multiply by \"7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"14x-6=42\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"14x=42%2B6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"14x=48\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=48%2F14\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=24%2F7%29\" \r
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