document.write( "Question 1198487: The side of the equilateral triangle are given in cm.3x+2,2y-x,y+3. find x and y using substitution method \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The side of the equilateral triangle are given in \"+cm\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3x%2B2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2y-x\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " find \"+x\" and \"+y+\"using substitution method\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "an equilateral triangle is a triangle in which all three sides have the same length\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+3x%2B2=2y-x\"............1)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2y-x=y%2B3\".................2)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+3x%2B2=2y-x\"............solve for \"+x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+3x%2Bx=2y-2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+4x=2%28y-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+x=2%28y-1%29%2F4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+x=%28y-1%29%2F2\"............1a)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+2y-x=y%2B3\".................2), substitute \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+2y-%28y-1%29%2F2=y%2B3\"..........solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+2%2A2y-2%28y-1%29%2F2=2y%2B3%2A2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+4y-%28y-1%29=2y%2B6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+4y-y%2B1=2y%2B6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+4y-y-2y=6-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+y=5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+x=%28y-1%29%2F2\"............1a), substitute \"+y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+x=%285-1%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+x=2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, \"+x=2\" and \"+y=5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "each side is \"+8cm\" long\r
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