document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=63647>Question 63647</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve this problem? please show work. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve by graphing y=2x+3  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                  x+y=3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "E1:  y=2x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E2:  x+y=3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For E1:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(I'm graphing this line by plotting points.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x=0 and solve for y:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2(0)+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=0+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3  Plot (0,3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now let x=2 and solve for y (Pick any point within reason.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2(2)+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=7  Plot (2,7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Connect the points and you should have this line:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For E2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(I'm graphing this line by the intercept method.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x=0 and solve for y:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0+y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3  Plot (0,3) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Notice that both lines have the same y-intercept.  This is the solution to the system.  (We're not supposed to know that yet, and most of the time we won't, so let's keep graphing.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let y=0 and solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+0=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3  Plot (3,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Connect the points and you have a second line:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The lines intersect at the solution: (0,3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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