document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=331485>Question 331485</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> anyone but john please help with question.  Solve the following ssystem of equation xy=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-y=1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #237610 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><B>JBarnum(2146)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><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=JBarnum><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=237610\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> lol anyone but john...lol he must of gave u a bad answer..lol<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-y=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-y=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=1%2By ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=1%2By\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x-1%29=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x-1%29=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > substitute this in other equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%282x-1%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%282x-1%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2-x=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2-x=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2-x-1=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2-x-1=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > View quadratic equation below<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1,-0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to find y simply plug in the x's<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1,0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=quadratic.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation with variable</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B-1x%2B-1+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B-1x%2B-1+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%28-1%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A-1=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-1%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A-1=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=9 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--1%2B-sqrt%28+9+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--1%2B-sqrt%28+9+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-1%29%2Bsqrt%28+9+%29%29%2F2%5C2+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-1%29%2Bsqrt%28+9+%29%29%2F2%5C2+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-1%29-sqrt%28+9+%29%29%2F2%5C2+=+-0.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-1%29-sqrt%28+9+%29%29%2F2%5C2+=+-0.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B-1x%2B-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B-1x%2B-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B-1x%2B-1+=+2%28x-1%29%2A%28x--0.5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B-1x%2B-1+=+2%28x-1%29%2A%28x--0.5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 1, -0.5.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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