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document.write( "Solve one of the equations for either x or y.  Then substitute\r\n" );
document.write( "what you get in the other equation.  You will get a quadratic \r\n" );
document.write( "equation that will factor.  It will have two solutions, although\r\n" );
document.write( "the x-value of one will be the y-value of the other.  Find the\r\n" );
document.write( "other value by substituting.\r\n" );
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