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document.write( "Get a table of values for the first equation:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=0     Let y=0     Let y=-1 \r\n" );
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document.write( "point (0,1)      point (-4,0)      point (-8,-1) \r\n" );
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document.write( "Plot those three points and draw a line through them\r\n" );
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document.write( "The other equation contains fractions, so it will be\r\n" );
document.write( "easier if we first multiply every term in it through by the\r\n" );
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document.write( "point (0,-4)      point (2,-1)      point (-2,-7) \r\n" );
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document.write( "Now notice the point where the two lines cross. From\r\n" );
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document.write( "x-axis, and a horizontal line over to the y-axis like \r\n" );
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document.write( "We see that the vertical line hits the x-axis at 4.\r\n" );
document.write( "That means x=4 is the answer for x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "We see that the horizontal line hits the y-axis at 2.\r\n" );
document.write( "That means y=2 is the answer for y.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solution:  x=4, y=2.\r\n" );
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