document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=652119>Question 652119</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the point of intersection of the pair of straight lines\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x + 8y=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8722;9x + 7y= 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-9x + 7y=4    ..(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply equation 1 by 7 and equation 2 with 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x + 8y=32       *7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9x + 7y=4       *8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56x + 56y= 224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-72x + 56y=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract both the equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56x-(-72x) +56y -56y= 224-32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56x+ 72x= 192<BR>\n" );
document.write( "128x= 192<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x= 192/128<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x= 3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute the value of x in equation 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x+ 8y=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*(3/2) + 8y= 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 + 8y= 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 8y= 32-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 8y= 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( " y= 20/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( " y= 5/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Point of intersection of these two lines is ( 3/2,5/2) </SPAN>\n" );
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