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elimination method

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8x-3y=5xy,6x-5y=-2xy

asked Dec 4, 2013 in ALGEBRA 2 by angel12 Scholar

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Divide each side of equations (1) and (2) by xy.

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Now the equations are

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Solve the above equations.

Multiply two equations by a constants to get two equations that contain opposite terms.

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Add the equations, to elimiinate one variable.

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Substitute the a value in equation (5).

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answered Aug 23, 2014 by david Expert

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