document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=672848>Question 672848</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solving systems of equations by graphing \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Y=3x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=5-1/2x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Y=3x-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 2 equations are linear, so the graph is a straight line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You need 2 points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pick 2 values for x, find y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot the 2 points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a line thru them<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The intersection of the lines is the solution of the system.<BR>\n" );
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