document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1035604>Question 1035604</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tell whether the ordered pair (–3, 5) is a solution of the system\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. -x + 2y = 13 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. -x - y = -2\r<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 #650255 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=650255\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To find out, you can either solve the system, or you can merely plug (-3,5) into both equations to see if it makes them true statements...so for<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x + 2y = 13 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x - y = -2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Turns out that (-3,5) does make both true...for example<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(-3) + 2(5) = 3 + 10 = 13<BR>\n" );
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