document.write( "Question 193017: Begging for Help on these Systems of Linear Equations!!!!?
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document.write( "I have to figure out the following:
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document.write( "1) Determine how many solutions exist
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document.write( "2) Use either elimination or substitution to find the solutions (if any)
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document.write( "3. Graph the two lines, labeling the x-intercepts, y-intercepts, and points of intersections.\r
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document.write( "x/3 - y/5 = 4 and 3x/4 + 2y/3 = 6\r
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document.write( "These are not in the textbook that I am using for my online Math class. The teacher pick these out of their head and we just have to solve them. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #144877 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1) Determine how many solutions exist \n" ); document.write( "2) Use either elimination or substitution to find the solutions (if any) \n" ); document.write( "3. Graph the two lines, labeling the x-intercepts, y-intercepts, and points of intersections. \n" ); document.write( "Question: \n" ); document.write( "x/3 - y/5 = 4 \n" ); document.write( "3x/4 + 2y/3 = 6 \n" ); document.write( "Get rid of fractions \n" ); document.write( "5x - 3y = 60 eqn 1 \n" ); document.write( "9x + 8y = 72 eqn 2 \n" ); document.write( "40x - 24y = 480 eqn 1 times 8 \n" ); document.write( "27x + 24y = 216 eqn 2 times 3 \n" ); document.write( "--------------- Add \n" ); document.write( "67x = 696 \n" ); document.write( "x = 696/67 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "Sub into eqn 1 \n" ); document.write( "5*696/67 - 3y = 60 = 4020/67 \n" ); document.write( "-3y = (4020-3480)/67 \n" ); document.write( "y = -180/67 yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "To do the graphs, dl the FREE software at \n" ); document.write( "www.padowan.dk.com/graph/\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |