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I have a quiz tomorrow and I need to figure out how to solve a linear equation using a graph ASAP. Can you please help me?

I have a quiz tomorrow and I need to figure out how to solve a linear equation using-example-1

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SOLUTION

The given equations are


\begin{gathered} x+y=18 \\ y=x+12 \end{gathered}

The graph of the equations are shown:

Notice that the line intersect at (3,15)

Therefore, the solutions of the system of equations are


x=3,y=15

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