Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.4 - Linear Inequalities in Two Variables - Exercise Set - Page 297: 97

Answer

$\{(2,4)\}$.

Work Step by Step

The given system of equations is $\left\{\begin{matrix} y& =&3x&-2\\ y& = & -2x&+8 \end{matrix}\right.$ Graph the first equation :- The given equation of the line is $\Rightarrow y=3x-2$ The equation is in the slope-intercept form of a line $y=mx+b$ Where, $y-$ intercept is $-2$, so the line passes through $A=(0,-2)$. And slope $m=\frac{3}{1}=\frac{Rise}{Run}$ We plot the second point on the line by starting at $(0,-2)$; we move three units up (the rise) and one unit to the right (the run). The second point is $B=(1,1)$. Draw a straight line through these two points. Graph the second equation :- The given equation of the line is $\Rightarrow y=-2x+8$ The equation is in the slope-intercept form of a line $y=mx+b$ Where, $y-$ intercept is $8$, so the line passes through $C=(0,8)$. And slope $m=\frac{-2}{1}=\frac{Rise}{Run}$ We plot the second point on the line by starting at $(0,8)$, We move two units down (the rise) and one unit to the right (the run). The second point is $D=(1,6)$. Draw a straight line through these two points. The intersection point is the solution set. We have intersection point $E=(2,4)$. Hence, the solution set is $\{(x,y)\}=\{(2,4)\}$. The graph is shown below.
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