document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57020>Question 57020</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the following system of equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4y=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "29=-5y+2x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #38736 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><B>rchill(405)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><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=38736\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, solve both equations for y and you get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-expr%281%2F4%29x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-expr%281%2F4%29x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=expr%282%2F5%29x-expr%2829%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=expr%282%2F5%29x-expr%2829%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Plot those out by creating some ordered pairs, draw the lines, and see where they interesect.  The point of intersection is the solution -- in this case, it's (12,-1).  The graph of the lines is:<BR>\n" );
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