document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1067276>Question 1067276</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the systems of linear equations by graphing\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=2x+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=6-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am lost, how do I cancel one of the variables out with this format. PLease help me graph. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=2x+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=6-x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 2x + 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They're straight lines.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To graph them you need 2 points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pick 2 values for x and find y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eg, x = 0; y = 9 --> the point (0,9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -2, y = 5 --> the point (-2,5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot the 2 points, draw a line thru them.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do y = 6-x the same way.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The intersection of the 2 lines is the solution of the system.<BR>\n" );
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