document.write( "Question 680335: How do you solve system by graphing for example :
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document.write( "2x+4y=12
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document.write( "x+y=2 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #422295 by ReadingBoosters(3246)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Set into y=mx+b format \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "2x+4y=12 \n" ); document.write( "4y = -2x + 12 \n" ); document.write( "y = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Graph the intercepts \n" ); document.write( "y intercept is 3 \n" ); document.write( "Plot (0, 3) \n" ); document.write( "x intercept is where y = 0 \n" ); document.write( "0 = (-1/2)x+3 \n" ); document.write( "-3 = (-1/2)x \n" ); document.write( "-3(-2) = x \n" ); document.write( "x=6 \n" ); document.write( "Plot (6, 0) \n" ); document.write( "Draw a line through the intercepts \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "x+y=2 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Graph the intercepts \n" ); document.write( "y intercept is 2 \n" ); document.write( "Plot (0, 2) \n" ); document.write( "x intercept is where y = 0 \n" ); document.write( "0 = -x + 2 \n" ); document.write( "-2 = -x \n" ); document.write( "x = 2 \n" ); document.write( "Plot (2, 0) \n" ); document.write( "Draw a line through the intercepts \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "Where the line cross is the solution for the system. \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "Algebraically, \n" ); document.write( "set the lines equal to each other \n" ); document.write( "-x + 2 = (-1/2)x + 3 \n" ); document.write( "(-x + (1/2)x = 3 - 2 \n" ); document.write( "(-1/2)x = 1 \n" ); document.write( "x = -2 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "Substitute x into either of the equations and solve for y \n" ); document.write( "y = -x + 2 \n" ); document.write( "y = -(-2) + 2 = 2 + 2 = 4 \n" ); document.write( "y = 4 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "(-2,4) is the solution or point of intersection\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "..................... \n" ); document.write( "Have more questions? Get them all done at once. \n" ); document.write( "Email: HomeworkHelpers@readingboosters.com \n" ); document.write( "Delighted to help. \n" ); document.write( "-Reading Boosters \n" ); document.write( "Website: www.MyHomeworkAnswers.com \n" ); document.write( "Wanting for others what we want for ourselves. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |