document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=951633>Question 951633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to solve this system of linear equations using any method. I tried using the elimination method but i got stuck.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-6y=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x-9y=18   I started off by adding the 8x and 12x and got 10x. then i added -6 and -9 and got -15. 12+18 and got 30. from there i was starting to feel iffy about the rest. if all this is right how do i go about finishing the problem off?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x-6y=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x-6y=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....eq.1....simplify first, both sides divide by<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12x-9y=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12x-9y=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....eq.2...both sides divide by<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%7D%7D%0D%0A------------------%0D%0A%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B4x-3y=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%7D%7D%0D%0A------------------%0D%0A%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B4x-3y=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....eq.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x-3y=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x-3y=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....eq.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "----------------------------now you got same coefficients for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > variable which means the two lines are identical, so if you subtract eq.2 from eq.1 you will get \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%284x%29-3y-cross%284x%29-%28-3y%29=6-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%284x%29-3y-cross%284x%29-%28-3y%29=6-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3y%2B3y=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3y%2B3y=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the two lines are identical if one lies perfectly on top of the other, and intersect at all points of both lines\r<BR>\n" );
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