document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1070900>Question 1070900</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> he system of equations may be solved by hand calculation or by using the crossing-graphs method.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the following system using the crossing-graphs method. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8722;9x	 + 	21y	 = 	79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x	 + 	17y	 = 	4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #685882 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=685882\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i believe what you call the crossing graphs method is simply the intersection of the graphs of each equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your two equations are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-9x +21y = 79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x + 17y = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "graph each equation on the same graph and then find out where the graph of both equations intersects.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your graph would look something like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" src = \"http://theo.x10hosting.com/2017/030101.jpg\" alt=\"$$$\" </>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note that some graphing software allows you to enter the equations as is and others require you to solve for y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i did it both ways as shown on the graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are two equations for the red graph and two equations for the blue graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since the equations are identical, the same line is drawn for both equations of the same color.\r<BR>\n" );
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