SOLUTION: please help me solve this question: the following two lines interect at point P; 4x-3y=6, 4x-y=10 what are the coordinates of the point P?

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Question 86733: please help me solve this question: the following two lines interect at point P; 4x-3y=6, 4x-y=10 what are the coordinates of the point P?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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two lines interect at point P; 4x-3y=6, 4x-y=10 what are the coordinates of the point P?
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4x-3y=6
4x-y=10
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Subtract to get:
2y=4
y=2
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Substitute to solve for x:
4x-2=10
4x=12
x=3
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P = (3,2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.