document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1170825>Question 1170825</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve each system using any method.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.    -3x + y = -3                b.    b = -4a + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    4x + 2y = 14                    a - 3b = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. For further thought, what is the value of x + y - a + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x-2y=6, multiplying by -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+2y=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2, 3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute in the second<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-3(-4a+1)=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+12a-3=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1, -3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y-a+b=5-1-3=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do they mean (x+y)-(a+b)? That answer is 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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