document.write( "Question 202234: Question: What is the x-coordinate in the solution of the system of equations 4x-5y=-3, 3x+y=-7? thanks for your help. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #152507 by jojo14344(1513)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "Given, \"system%284x-5y=-3%28red%28EQN1%29%29%2C3x%2By=-7%28red%28EQN2%29%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In \"red%28EQN1%29\", let us isolate \"y\":
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x-5y=-3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2B3=5y\" ---> \"%284x%2B3%29%2F5=cross%285%29y%2Fcross%285%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%284%2F5%29x%2B3%2F5\", \"red%28EQN3%29\", substitute in \"red%28EQN2%29\":\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2Bhighlight%28%284%2F5%29x%2B3%2F5%29=-7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B%284%2F5%29x=-7-3%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2815x%2B4x%29%2F5=%28-35-3%29%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"19x%2F5=-38%2F5\" , cross multiply
\n" ); document.write( "\"19x=%28cross%285%29%29%28-38%2Fcross%285%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"cross%2819%29x%2Fcross%2819%29=cross%28-38%292%2Fcross%2819%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"red%28x=-2%29\", Answer\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If we look the graph,
\n" ); document.write( " ---> \"red%284x-5y=-3%28EQN1%29%29\";\"green%283x%2By=-7%28EQN2%29%29\"; See x coordinate of Point of Intersection = -2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thank you,
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