document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23711>Question 23711</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I've got a series of equations and only one of them can be usefull to find the solutions of the others.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equation is 3 x + 2 y = 189<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My problem is that I can't possibly find x nor y and thus I'm stuck with the other equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you tell me what I should look for in order to find the solutions?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12477 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12477\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Did you want to graph this equation?  If so, then remember that any equation in the form of Ax +By = C will be a straight line, and you need only two points to determine the line.  So, when the equation is in standard form like this one is, it's easiest to find the x and y-intercepts.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+2y =189<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x=0, then 2y = 189, so y = 189/2 = 94.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If y = 0, then 3x=189, so x= 63\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These are very large numbers, so the graph will have to be very large or maybe you should use a scale of 10.  On the x and y axis, instead of counting off 1, 2, 3, etc. as we usually do, use 10, 20, 30,  etc.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you graph these points it should look like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC <BR>\n" );
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