document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=962421>Question 962421</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is ( 3, -1) a solution to the following system of equations? Be sure<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to show why or why not. There is only one answer to this question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 9y = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - 2y = 10 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 2y = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In order for (3, -1) to be the solution, it must satisfy both equations<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 9y = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 + 9(-1) = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 -9 = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6 = -6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 2y = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(3) - 2(-1) = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 +2 = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14 does not = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore (3, -1) is not a solution since it does not satisfy the second equation<BR>\n" );
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