document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=93526>Question 93526</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -2x+3y=14<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 #68113 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=68113\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm assuming you want to solve the system right?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=solving_linear_system_by_substitution.solver>Solving a linear system of equations by subsitution</A></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Lets start with the given system of linear equations<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Now in order to solve this system by using substitution, we need to solve (or isolate) one variable. I'm going to choose y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Solve for y for the first equation <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%2814%2B2%2Ax%29%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%2814%2B2%2Ax%29%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 3. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Which breaks down and reduces to <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=14%2F3%2B%282%2F3%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=14%2F3%2B%282%2F3%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now we've fully isolated y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Since y equals <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%2F3%2B%282%2F3%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%2F3%2B%282%2F3%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > we can substitute the expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%2F3%2B%282%2F3%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%2F3%2B%282%2F3%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into y of the 2nd equation. This will eliminate y so we can solve for x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ax%2B2%2Ahighlight%28%2814%2F3%2B%282%2F3%29%2Ax%29%29=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ax%2B2%2Ahighlight%28%2814%2F3%2B%282%2F3%29%2Ax%29%29=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Replace y with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%2F3%2B%282%2F3%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%2F3%2B%282%2F3%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Since this eliminates y, we can now solve for x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So when we multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (and simplify) we get <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   Now that we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, lets substitute that in for x to solve for y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So this is the other answer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So our solution is <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  which can also look like <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Notice if we graph the equations (if you need help with graphing, check out this <a  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Linear-equations/graphing-linear-equations.solver>solver</a>)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  and we can see that the two equations intersect at (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >). This verifies our answer. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So the solution (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) satisfies <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ax%2B2%2Ay=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ax%2B2%2Ay=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  this verifies our answer.<BR>\n" );
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