document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199266>Question 199266</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> linear combination\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "{2x + y=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{4x 2y=5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-2x+7 (red line)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x(-)2y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2y=-4x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-4x/-2+5/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x-2.5 (green line)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-2x+%2B7%2C+2x+-2.5%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-2x+%2B7%2C+2x+-2.5%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, of TWO functions -2x +7 and 2x -2.5). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2x+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x-2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x+7=2x-2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x=-7-2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x=-9.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-9.5/-4=2.375 ans. for the x value.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2*2.375+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2.25 ans. for the y value. </SPAN>\n" );
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