document.write( "Question 756622: solve the pair of linear equation:
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document.write( "3x- y+7/11 +2=10; 2y +x+11/7 =10
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Algebra.Com's Answer #460451 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! solve the pair of linear equation: \n" ); document.write( "3x - y + 7/11 + 2 = 10 \n" ); document.write( "2y + x + 11/7 = 10 \n" ); document.write( "We can rearrange these equations to \n" ); document.write( "3x - y + 7/11 = 8 \n" ); document.write( "x + 2y + 11/7 = 10 \n" ); document.write( "get rid of those annoying fractions \n" ); document.write( "multiply the 1st equation by 11 \n" ); document.write( "multiply the 2nd equation by 7 \n" ); document.write( "33x - 11y + 7 = 88 \n" ); document.write( " 7x + 14y + 11 = 70 \n" ); document.write( "which is \n" ); document.write( "33x - 11y = 81 \n" ); document.write( " 7x + 14y = 59 \n" ); document.write( "These are a pain, lets solve it graphically \n" ); document.write( "-11y = -33x + 81 \n" ); document.write( "divide by -11 \n" ); document.write( "y = 3x - (81/11) \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "14y = -7x + 59 \n" ); document.write( "y = -(1/2)x + (59/14) \n" ); document.write( "graph these two \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "my calc calls this x = 3.308, y = 2.56 (checks out in the 1st equation) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |