document.write( "Question 114737: Solve by elinimation
\n" ); document.write( "1/3x+2/1=2/1
\n" ); document.write( "2/3x-3/5y=1/5
\n" ); document.write( "Solve by elinimation
\n" ); document.write( "x-y=-13
\n" ); document.write( "9x-4y=-97
\n" ); document.write( "Solve by substitution
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=7
\n" ); document.write( "y=x-1
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F3%29x%2B2%2F1=2%2F1\"………………...(1)……multiply both sides by \"3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%2F3%29x-%283%2F5%29y=1%2F5\"………………...(2) ……multiply both sides by \"3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F3%293x+%2B+3%2A2%2F1+=+3%2A2%2F1\"………………...(1) \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%2F3%293x+-+%283%2F5%293y+=+3%2A1%2F5\"………………...(2) \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B+6=++6\"………………...(1) ……..… multiply both sides by \"2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+-+%289%2F5%29y+=+3%2F5\"………………...(2) \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+%2B+12+=++12\"………………...(1)… subtract (2) from (1)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+-+%289%2F5%29y+=+3%2F5\"………………...(2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+%2B+12+=++12\"………………...(1)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-\"2x+-+%289%2F5%29y+=+3%2F5\"………………...(2)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-2x%2B12-%28-%289%2F5%29y%29+=+12+%96+3%2F5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12+%2B%289%2F5%29y+=+12+%963%2F5\"….move \"12\" from the left to the right\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%289%2F5%29y+=+12+-%2812%2B3%2F5%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%289%2F5%29y+=+-%283%2F5%29\".......divide \"-3%2F5\" by \"9%2F5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+-%283%2F5%29%2F%289%2F5%29\".......simplify\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+-%283%2A5%29%2F%289%2A5%29\".......\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+-1%2F3\".......\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve by elimination:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-y=-13\"………………...(1) ……..… multiply both sides by \"9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9x-4y=-97\"………………...(2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"9x+-+9y+=+-117\"………………...(1) …. subtract (2) from (1)
\n" ); document.write( "-\"9x-4y=-97\"………………...(2)
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\n" ); document.write( "\"9x+%96+9x+%2B+y+%96+%28-4y%29+=+-+117+%96+%28-97%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+%2B+4y+=+-+117+%2B+97\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+5y+=+-20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+5y+=+-20\" …………….divide both sides by \"5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+%285%2F5%29y+=+-%2820%2F5%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+-+4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve by substitution:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=7\"………………...(1)……… substitute (2) in (1)
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=x-1\"…………………(2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B+%28x-1%29+=+7\"………………...(1)………
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B+x-1+=+7\"………………...(1)………
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+-1+=+7\"………………...(1)……… move \"-1\" from the left to the right
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+=+7+%2B+1\"………………...(1)………\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+=+8\"………………...(1)……… divide both sides by \"2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%2F2%29x+=+8%2F2\"………………...(1)………\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=++4\"………………...(1)……… now substitute \"x+=++4\" in (2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=+x-1\"…………………(2)
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=+4-1\"…………………(2)
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=+3\"…………………(2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, your solution is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=++4\" and \"y=+3\"
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