document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1061810>Question 1061810</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4x+7y=29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+8y=34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Elimination method </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+8y=34; multiply top by -5 and bottom by 4 to eliminate the x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-20x-35y=-145<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x+32y=136<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3y=-9, adding<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute into the first for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+7(3)=29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2,3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check in the second<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(2)+8(3)=34 checks. </SPAN>\n" );
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