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algebra intermediate
Problem
At which point do the lines and intersect? Give your answer as an ordered pair in the form
Solution
We can substitute the second equation into the first equation to get Moving the variable terms to the left-hand side and the constants to the right-hand side, we find This gives which we may plug into either equation to get . For example, So the lines intersect at the point .
Final answer
(1,4)