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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( " \"1x-y=2\"
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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( " \"1x%2By=8\" Start with the given equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"1y=8-x\" Subtract \"+x\" from both sides
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\n" ); document.write( " \"1y=-x%2B8\" Rearrange the equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-x%2B8%29%2F%281%29\" Divide both sides by \"1\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-1%2F1%29x%2B%288%29%2F%281%29\" Break up the fraction
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=-x%2B8\" Reduce
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\n" ); document.write( " Now lets graph \"y=-x%2B8\" (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+-x%2B8%29+\" Graph of \"y=-x%2B8\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So let's solve for y on the second equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"1x-y=2\" Start with the given equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"-y=2-x\" Subtract \"+x\" from both sides
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\n" ); document.write( " \"-y=-x%2B2\" Rearrange the equation
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-x%2B2%29%2F%28-1%29\" Divide both sides by \"-1\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-1%2F-1%29x%2B%282%29%2F%28-1%29\" Break up the fraction
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=x-2\" Reduce
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\n" ); document.write( " Now lets add the graph of \"y=x-2\" 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+-x%2B8%2Cx-2%29+\" Graph of \"y=-x%2B8\"(red) and \"y=x-2\"(green)
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\n" ); document.write( " From the graph, we can see that the two lines intersect at the point (\"5\",\"3\") (note: you might have to adjust the window to see the intersection)

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