document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1050127>Question 1050127</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Another system of equations by graphing problem <BR>\n" );
document.write( "it's x+2y=8 and 2x+4y=40 and I solved for y on the first one and I don't know what number to pick for x to make the first line. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #665707 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=665707\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Substitute for x in the other equation and solve for y...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do you want to solve purely by graphing?  Still you need a little bit of algebra.  Pick one equation; Pick x=0 and solve for y.  Pick y=0 and solve for x.  Now you have axis intercepts.  Now pick the other equation.  Again pick x=0 and find y; and pick y=0 and find x; and now you have the axis intercept for the other line.  Graph the lines!  Can you read the intersection point on the graph?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should find that your two equations are of parallel lines and they will NOT intersect. </SPAN>\n" );
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