The slope of the first equation has a slope of one and a y intercept of -4. The second equation has a y intercept of -2.3333 as seen when plugging in 0 for x, so the same y-intercept and same line are out of the question. This means either they have the same slope and thus are parallel or intersect at some point. A simple way to find out? Plug in 1 for x on the second. If it isn't -1.33333, which is a slope of positive 1 such as in the first equation, they WILL INTERSECT somewhere. When plugging in 1, we get
3y - 1 = -7
3y = -6
y = -2
(1, -2) is the next point after (0, -2.3333)
That means it is most certainly not the same slope, and thus they will intersect at some point. The two slopes are 1/1 and 1/3 if you weren't aware.
256. Since each side is congruent, the length equals 8. 8 times 8 equals 64. Divide it by 2 to find the area of the triangle. 64 divided by 2 equals 32. Since there are 8 congruent triangles, 32 x 8 equals 256.
Step-by-step explanation:
2x+8=2x+5
2x-2x=15-8
0x=7
