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document.write( "Start at (x, y) = (1, -2), so x = 1 and y = -2\r\n" );
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document.write( "On the first move the player goes to (-y, 3x). So\r\n" );
document.write( "we substitute x = 1 and y = -2 in (-y, 3x), and get\r\n" );
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document.write( "(-y, 3x) = ( -(-2), 3(1) ) = (2, 3)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now for the second move.  We are now starting at\r\n" );
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document.write( "(x, y) = (2, 3), so now x = 2 and y = 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "On the second move the player goes to what is now \r\n" );
document.write( "(-y, 3x). So we substitute x = 2 and y = 3 in (-y, 3x),\r\n" );
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document.write( "(-y, 3x) = ( -(3), 3(2) ) = (-3, 6)\r\n" );
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document.write( "so the answer is choice (b).\r\n" );
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