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Question 1141694: What are the coordinates for the point where
the line whose equation is 2x+y=11 crosses
the line whose equation is y=x-1
thanks

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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what are the coordinates for 2x+y=11 y=x-1
also what are the coordinates for x+y=5 x-y=3
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You can find them yourself.
system%282x%2By=11%2Cy=x-1%29
2x%2B%28x-1%29=11
3x=11%2B1
3x=12
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you continue this!
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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What are the coordinates for the point where
the line whose equation is 2x+y=11 crosses
the line whose equation is y=x-1
We find some points on each line:

2x+y=11      y=x-1

  x|y         x|y   
  0|11        0|-1
  1|9         1|0
  5|1         5|4

We plot the points and draw a line through them, and
we look to see what point they cross at:



If we draw a green line from the point where they cross
down to the x-axis, and draw a red line from it over to
the y-axis, we see that it touches the x-axis at x=4
and the y-axis at y=3.  Those are the answers for the
first problem.

Edwin