document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24635>Question 24635</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i do this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve by graphing\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "{x+7=y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{-4+2=y </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13119 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=13119\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm assuming that you probably meant to write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -4x + 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve by graphing, just draw the graphs and see where the two lines cross. If you need additional help obtaining the graphs of these lines, I wrote three lesson plans for algebra.com on graphing a straight line.  These are both in slope intercept form so graphing the lines should be easy.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first line has a y intercept of 7 and a slope of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28rise%29%2F%28run%29+=+1%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28rise%29%2F%28run%29+=+1%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second line has a y intercept of 2, and a slope of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28rise%29%2Frun%29+=+%28-4%29%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28rise%29%2Frun%29+=+%28-4%29%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  They should look like this, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28400%2C400%2C+-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C+x%2B7+%2C+-4x+%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28400%2C400%2C+-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C+x%2B7+%2C+-4x+%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that the lines cross at a point where x = -1, and y =6.  Therefore, the solution is the point (-1,6).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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