Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 10 - Section 10.5 - Equations of Lines - Exercises - Page 487: 33

Answer

Intersection at point $(3, 2)$

Work Step by Step

$2x +y = 8$ $3x - y = 7$ $y = 8 - 2x$ $3x - ( 8 - 2x) = 7$ $3x - 8 + 2x = 7$ $5x = 15$ $x = 3$ $y = 8 - 2(3)$ $y = 8 - 6$ $y = 2$ Intersection at point $(3, 2)$
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