document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1026311>Question 1026311</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the solution of the system?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+6y=8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #641550 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EdenWolf><B>EdenWolf(517)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EdenWolf><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=EdenWolf><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=641550\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We can solve this system by using the substitution method.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-2y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+6y=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that x = -2y, so we can plug in -2y into the second equation instead of X. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2y+6y=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now solve for y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2y+6y=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that we know what y is, we can plug in 2 into X in any of the two equations. We can plug Y into the first equation as 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -2(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: x = -4, y = 2. (-4,2) </SPAN>\n" );
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