document.write( "Question 1044551: Consider the following equation \r
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\n" ); document.write( "Consider the following equation \r
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This is such an easy system so either can be used.
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document.write( " ------ Considering X is the same as x ------ eq (i)
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document.write( "y = x - 2 ------ eq (ii) 
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document.write( " ------ Substituting x - 2 for y in eq (i)
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document.write( "Solve this quadratic for x, noting that it CAN be factored.
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document.write( "Then substitute each value for x into any of the 2 original equations to get 2 corresponding values for y\r
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document.write( "ELIMINATION
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document.write( " ------ Considering X is the same as x ------ eq (i)
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document.write( "y = x - 2____- x + y = - 2  ------ eq (ii) 
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document.write( " ------- Subtracting eq (ii) from eq (i) 
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document.write( "Solve this quadratic for x, noting that it CAN be factored.
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document.write( "Then substitute each value for x into any of the 2 original equations to get 2 corresponding values for y
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document.write( "I guess it comes down to which method one prefers. \n" );
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