document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1102099>Question 1102099</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the system of equation by the addition method \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x—3y=-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+2y=-6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+2y=-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply top by 2 and bottom by 3, and y will be eliminated<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-6y=-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x+6y=-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21x=-42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute into first to get -6-3y=-12, -3y=-6, y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10+4=-6, check in second equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2, 2) </SPAN>\n" );
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