document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=949213>Question 949213</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve by addition \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-3y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    5x=2y-9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did... 5x=2y-9 I triex to make the equation in Ax+By=c form. So I added 2y and I got 5x+2y=-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And since 2x-3y=-2 was already in the ax+by=c form I did 5x+2y=-9(-2) and 2x-3y=-2 (5)  and I got -10x-4y=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 10x-15y=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The -10x and 10x cancel out so I added -4y and -15y and got -19y= 8 I then divided by -19y and got Y= 8/-19 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PLEASE HELP ME.. I AM STUCK AND PLEASE SHOW HOW TO CHECK MY ANSWERES. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #579438 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=579438\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2x -3y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 2y -9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rewrite the second equations as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x -2y = -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now multiply the new second equation by -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5x +2y = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now add this new equation to the first equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x -y = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 3x to both sides of =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y = 3x + 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides of = by -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -3x -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now substitute for y in first equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x -3(-3x-7) = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x +9x +21 = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x = -23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = &#8722;2.09090909<BR>\n" );
document.write( "using first equation substitute for x and solve for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2*&#8722;2.09090909) -3y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8722;4.18181818 -3y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3y = 2.18181818<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -0.727272727<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore our solution is x = &#8722;2.09090909 and y = 0.727272727<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check our solution by substituting for x and y in second equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5*&#8722;2.09090909) = (2*-0.727272727) -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8722;10.45454545 = &#8722;10.454545454<BR>\n" );
document.write( "our answer checks\r<BR>\n" );
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