document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24316>Question 24316</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 9x+6y=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+2y=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for x and y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know that you have to use substitution but i keep getting answers like,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x+66-9x=14 so it is going to turn out with your x's turning into a zero and you come out with 0=52 and that is obviousley not true...PLEASE HELP ASAP I have been working on this for at least an hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i looked for examples similiar to this problem but i could'nt find any<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #853895 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><B>MathTherapy(10803)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathTherapy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=853895\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">\r\n" );
document.write( "9x+6y=14\r\n" );
document.write( "3x+2y=11\r\n" );
document.write( "Solve for x and y\r\n" );
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document.write( "I know that you have to use substitution but i keep getting answers like, 9x+66-9x=14 so it is going\r\n" );
document.write( "to turn out with your x's turning into a zero and you come out with 0=52 and that is obviousley not\r\n" );
document.write( "true...PLEASE HELP ASAP I have been working on this for at least an hour\r\n" );
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document.write( "i looked for examples similiar to this problem but i could'nt find any\r\n" );
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document.write( "The other person seems to be saying a lot, but in this author's opinion, it's TOO  MUCH, and \r\n" );
document.write( "can easily confuse someone, as opposed to helping him/her to understand this problem and\r\n" );
document.write( "then provide a reasonable and logical answer.\r\n" );
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document.write( "  9x + 6y = 14 ---- eq (i)\r\n" );
document.write( "  3x + 2y = 11 ---- eq (ii)\r\n" );
document.write( "-  9x - 6y = - 33 ----- Multiplying eq (ii) by - 3 --- eq (iii)\r\n" );
document.write( "             0 = - 19 ----- Adding eqs (i) & (iii)\r\n" );
document.write( "             0 = - 19 is a FALSE statement, and shows that:\r\n" );
document.write( "   1) there are NO SOLUTIONS to this system\r\n" );
document.write( "   2) the system is INCONSISTENT\r\n" );
document.write( "   3) the 2 equations are parallel, have the same slope, and as such, will NEVER INTERSECT</font></PRE> </SPAN>\n" );
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