document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=972480>Question 972480</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 8x-4y=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x+4y=16 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving systems of equations graphically </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "8x+4y=16 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving systems of equations graphically<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To graph them:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They're straight lines, so you need points for each.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-4y=16 --> y = 2x - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pick 2 values for x and find y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eg,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0, y = -4 --> the point (0,-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2, y = 0 ---> the point (2,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot the 2 points, draw a line thru them.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do the same for the other equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The intersection is the solution of the system.<BR>\n" );
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