document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=127163>Question 127163</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I hope this is posted in the correct place. I need some help I do not understand how to do this. Thanks for any help you can give.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve by elimination process and type an ordered pair. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - 9y = 14.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7y - 2x = -8.5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #93139 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=93139\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Eq. 1: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x+-+9y+=+14.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x+-+9y+=+14.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eq. 2: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7y+-+2x+=+-8.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7y+-+2x+=+-8.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Start by putting the equations into standard form:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Ax%2BBy=C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ax%2BBy=C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eq. 1: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x+-+9y+=+14.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x+-+9y+=+14.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eq. 2: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x+%2B+7y+=+-8.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x+%2B+7y+=+-8.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's start by eliminating the y variable.  We need a constant to multiply the first equation and another constant to multiply the second equation so that the coefficients on the y variables become additive inverses.  7 * -9 = -63 and 9 * 7 = 63.  That should work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eq. 3: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=28x+-+63y+=+101.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"28x+-+63y+=+101.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eq. 4: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-18x+%2B63y+=+-76.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-18x+%2B63y+=+-76.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now add the x terms together, the y terms together, and the constants together to create another equation that has a zero coefficient on y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eq. 5:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10x+%2B+0y+=+25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10x+%2B+0y+=+25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Go back to the original set of equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eq. 1: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x+-+9y+=+14.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x+-+9y+=+14.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eq. 2: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x+%2B+7y+=+-8.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x+%2B+7y+=+-8.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But this time, just multiply equation 2 by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eq. 6: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x+-+9y+=+14.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x+-+9y+=+14.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eq. 7: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4x+%2B+14y+=+-17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4x+%2B+14y+=+-17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the equations to eliminate x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eq. 8: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0x%2B5y=-2.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0x%2B5y=-2.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your solution set is (2.5,-.5) </SPAN>\n" );
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