document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6409>Question 6409</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve these linear inequalities algebraically?\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "3x+4y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ax+3y=B </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3549 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Sanskriti><B>Sanskriti(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Sanskriti><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3549\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Plug in the point(-3,4) in the equation for x and y.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "	A(-3) + B(4) = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	-3A + 4B = 11------(1)\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "	Plug in the point (2,1) in the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "	A(2) + B(1) = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	2A + B = 11------(2)\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "	From (2)    2A + B = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	Subtracting 2A on both sides, \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "	2A + B – 2A = 11 – 2A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		   B = 11 – 2 A\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "	Plugging this in (1), we get, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "	-3A + 4( 11-2A = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	-3A + 44 – 8A = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	-11A 	= – 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	  A = 3\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "	Plug in the value of A in any one of  the equation (1) and (2)\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "	2A + B = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	2(3) + B = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	6 + B = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	     B = 11 – 6 = 5.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "	So A = 3 and B =5 is the solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );