document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=458794>Question 458794</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you find the y-coordinate of the point of intersection for the two lines below?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6x+7y=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3y=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how do you find the x-coordinate of the point of intersection for the two lines below?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-2y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-6x+40 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-6x+7y=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3y=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the 2nd equation by 3 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-9y=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the 2 equations to eliminate x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7y-9y=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2y = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The y-coordinate is -16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how do you find the x-coordinate of the point of intersection for the two lines below?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-2y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-6x+40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rearrange 2nd equation to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+y=40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the 1st equation by 6 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-12y=-12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract above equation from 2nd equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6x-6x)+(y- -12y) = 40 - -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13y = 52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Substitute y =4 in 1st equation to solve for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2(4) = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The x-coordinate of the point of intersection for the two lines is 6. </SPAN>\n" );
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