document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1137943>Question 1137943</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this system of equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4/7x +1<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 #755809 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=755809\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your equations are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 2x + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (4/7)x + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract the second equation from the first to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = 2x - (4/7) * x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of this equation by 7 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = 14x - 4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to get 0 = 10x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get x = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 0:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 2x + 1 becomes y = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (4/7)x + 1 becomes y = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the common solution to both equations is when x = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 0 in both equations, y = 0 in both equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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