document.write( "Question 912114: 3y − x = −16
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Solved by pluggable solver: Solve the System of Equations by Graphing

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\n" ); document.write( " Start with the given system of equations:
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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( " \"-x%2B3y=-16\" Start with the given equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"3y=-16%2Bx\" Add \"+x\" to both sides
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\n" ); document.write( " \"3y=%2Bx-16\" Rearrange the equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28%2Bx-16%29%2F%283%29\" Divide both sides by \"3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28%2B1%2F3%29x%2B%28-16%29%2F%283%29\" Break up the fraction
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%281%2F3%29x-16%2F3\" Reduce
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\n" ); document.write( " Now lets graph \"y=%281%2F3%29x-16%2F3\" (note: if you need help with graphing, check out this solver)
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\n" ); document.write( " So let's solve for y on the second equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"2x-5y=25\" Start with the given equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"-5y=25-2x\" Subtract \"2+x\" from both sides
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\n" ); document.write( " \"-5y=-2x%2B25\" Rearrange the equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-2x%2B25%29%2F%28-5%29\" Divide both sides by \"-5\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-2%2F-5%29x%2B%2825%29%2F%28-5%29\" Break up the fraction
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%282%2F5%29x-5\" Reduce
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\n" ); document.write( " Now lets add the graph of \"y=%282%2F5%29x-5\" 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+%281%2F3%29x-16%2F3%2C%282%2F5%29x-5%29+\" Graph of \"y=%281%2F3%29x-16%2F3\"(red) and \"y=%282%2F5%29x-5\"(green)
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\n" ); document.write( " From the graph, we can see that the two lines intersect at the point (\"-5\",\"-7\") (note: you might have to adjust the window to see the intersection)
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