document.write( "Question 176257: Please help me solve this linear equation:
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document.write( "(x-9)^2+y^2=25
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document.write( "4x-3y=61 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #131389 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Please help me solve this linear equation: \n" ); document.write( "(x-9)^2+y^2=25 \n" ); document.write( "4x-3y=61 --> 3y = 4x-61 \n" ); document.write( "y = (4x-61)/3 \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "Sub for y \n" ); document.write( "(x-9)^2+((4x-61)/3)^2=25 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply by 9 \n" ); document.write( "9*(x-9)^2 + (4x-61)^2 = 225 \n" ); document.write( "9x^2 - 162x + 729 + 16x^2 - 488x + 3721 = 225 \n" ); document.write( "25x^2 - 650x + 4450 = 225 \n" ); document.write( "divide by 25 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 26x + 178 = 9 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 26x + 169 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "(x-13)^2 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "x = 13, x = 13 \n" ); document.write( "Why do you call that linear? It's a quadratic. \n" ); document.write( "4*13 - 3y = 61 \n" ); document.write( "y = -3\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |