document.write( "Question 132893: I need help solving this equation using the elimination method.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #97121 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now in order to solve this system by using elimination/addition, we need to solve (or isolate) one variable. I'm going to solve for y.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In order to solve for one variable, we must eliminate the other variable. So if we wanted to solve for \"y\", we would have to eliminate \"x\" (or vice versa).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So lets eliminate \"x\". In order to do that, we need to have both \"x\" coefficients that are equal in magnitude but have opposite signs (for instance 2 and -2 are equal in magnitude but have opposite signs). This way they will add to zero. By adding to zero, they can be eliminated.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So to make the \"x\" coefficients equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, we need to multiply both \"x\" coefficients by some number to get them to an common number. So if we wanted to get \"4\" and \"8\" to some equal number, we could try to get them to the LCM.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the LCM of \"4\" and \"8\" is \"8\", we need to multiply both sides of the top equation by \"2\" and multiply both sides of the bottom equation by \"-1\" like this:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%284x%2B5y%29=2%283%29\" Multiply the top equation (both sides) by \"2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Distribute and multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since this equation is always true regardless of what x or y is, we have an infinite number of solutions. So this system is dependent.
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