document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=114620>Question 114620</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please explain this to me?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "	Solve the system of equations using the addition (elimination) method.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the answer is a unique solution, present it as an ordered pair: (x.y).  If not, specify whether the answer is “no solution” or “inifinitely many solutions”<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	3x – 11y = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	-9x + 33y = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "julie </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-9x + 33y = 18 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, multiply the top equation by 3, and the bottom one remains unchanged:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x - 33y = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9x + 33y = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 0 = 45\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are no solutions, because this statement is never true.  The graphs for these equations will be parallel lines. </SPAN>\n" );
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