document.write( "Question 1128603: You want to get rid of the y by elimination in the system below: x-6y=35;
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Multiply by 12 or - 12, but that's very INEFFICIENT though.
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document.write( "If it matters, the best way to eliminate y is to MULTIPLY eq (ii) by - 3 to get eq (iii). Then, ADD eqs (iii) & (i). \n" );
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