document.write( "Question 91616: Solve by substitution x + 5y = 0
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document.write( " -2x -4y = 6
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document.write( "Got a test and I still can't grasp this. Any help is appreciated. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #66537 by praseenakos@yahoo.com(507)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Question:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve by substitution x + 5y = 0 \n" ); document.write( " -2x -4y = 6\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " x + 5y = 0 ------------(1)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " -2x -4y = 6 -----------(2)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(1)==> x = -5y\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Plugg this value of x in the second equation.....\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> -2(-5y) -4y = 6\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> 10y - 4y = 6\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> 6y = 6\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 6\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> y = 1\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "That is value of y is 1.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now substitute the value of x in the given equation....\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> x + 5*1 = 0\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> x + 5 = 0\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "subtract 5 from both sides....\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> x + 5 -5 = 0 - 5\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> x = -5\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "That is solution is..\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = -5 and\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y = 1\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hope you found the explanation useful.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Regards.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Praseena.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |