Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
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Chapter 2 - Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities - 2.3 Solving Systems of Equations Using the Elimination Method - 2.3 Exercises - Page 161: 34

Answer

We can use the elimination method here. We multiply one of the equations by a factor that will make one variable the same in both equations but differing in sign only. We can then add the equations together, thus eliminating one variable and leaving the other to be solved.

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We can use the elimination method here. We multiply one of the equations by a factor that will make one variable the same in both equations but differing in sign only. We can then add the equations together, thus eliminating one variable and leaving the other to be solved.
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