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Solved by pluggable solver: Solve the System of Equations by Graphing

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\n" ); document.write( " In order to graph these equations, we need to solve for y for each equation.
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\n" ); document.write( " So let's solve for y on the first equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"3x-2y=6\" Start with the given equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"-2y=6-3x\" Subtract \"3+x\" from both sides
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\n" ); document.write( " \"-2y=-3x%2B6\" Rearrange the equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-3x%2B6%29%2F%28-2%29\" Divide both sides by \"-2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-3%2F-2%29x%2B%286%29%2F%28-2%29\" Break up the fraction
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%283%2F2%29x-3\" Reduce
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\n" ); document.write( " Now lets graph \"y=%283%2F2%29x-3\" (note: if you need help with graphing, check out this solver)
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\n" ); document.write( " \"+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+%283%2F2%29x-3%29+\" Graph of \"y=%283%2F2%29x-3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So let's solve for y on the second equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"5x%2B25y=5\" Start with the given equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"25y=5-5x\" Subtract \"5+x\" from both sides
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\n" ); document.write( " \"25y=-5x%2B5\" Rearrange the equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-5x%2B5%29%2F%2825%29\" Divide both sides by \"25\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-5%2F25%29x%2B%285%29%2F%2825%29\" Break up the fraction
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-1%2F5%29x%2B1%2F5\" Reduce
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\n" ); document.write( " Now lets add the graph of \"y=%28-1%2F5%29x%2B1%2F5\" to our first plot to get:
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\n" ); document.write( " \"+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+%283%2F2%29x-3%2C%28-1%2F5%29x%2B1%2F5%29+\" Graph of \"y=%283%2F2%29x-3\"(red) and \"y=%28-1%2F5%29x%2B1%2F5\"(green)
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\n" ); document.write( " From the graph, we can see that the two lines intersect at the point (\"32%2F17\",\"-3%2F17\") (note: you might have to adjust the window to see the intersection)
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