document.write( "Question 122548: Elimination: How do you solve these two problems:
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document.write( "r - 3p = 1
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document.write( "6r - p = 6\r
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document.write( "-2x + y = 3
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document.write( "x + 4y = 3 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #89969 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! r - 3p = 1 \n" ); document.write( "6r - p = 6 \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( "r = 3p+1 \n" ); document.write( "Substitute to solve for \"p\": \n" ); document.write( "6(3p+1)-p = 6 \n" ); document.write( "17p= 0 \n" ); document.write( "p = 0 \n" ); document.write( "--------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Substitute in r=3p+1 to solve for \"r\": \n" ); document.write( "r = 3*0+1 = 1 \n" ); document.write( "=======================================\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-2x + y = 3 \n" ); document.write( "x + 4y = 3 \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "y = 2x+3 \n" ); document.write( "Substitute to solve for \"x\": \n" ); document.write( "x + 4(2x+3) = 3 \n" ); document.write( "x + 8x+12 = 3 \n" ); document.write( "9x = -9 \n" ); document.write( "x = -1 \n" ); document.write( "------------ \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |