document.write( "Question 134398: This problem is not from a textbook. Solve the system.
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\"x%2By=17\" Start with the second equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B289-34x%2Bx%5E2-145=0\" Subtract 145 from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2-34x%2B144=0\" Combine like terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x-9%29%28x-8%29=0\" Factor the left side \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=17-9\" Now plug in \"x=9\" into \"y=17-x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=17-8\" Now plug in \"x=8\" into \"y=17-x\"\r
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