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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following systems by graphing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 2y = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 2y = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the following systems by graphing.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are different methods to plot a graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One is give arbitrary values to any one of the variable and find corresponding values to  other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using these points plot the graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second method is  rewrite the given equation in terms of x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 2y = 8 implies\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2y = x- 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> y = x/2 - 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "similarly the second equation becomes,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Y =  (3/2)x - 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now give arbitrary values to x in both these equations and find corresponding values of y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And plot these values in the graph  paper.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then it comes like this,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The point of intersection of these two equations gives the solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here solution is  x = 2 and  y = -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you understood the method.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "praseenakos@yahoo.co.in\r<BR>\n" );
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