P(x, y) Q(x,y)
P(-2, -1) start at 0. Go to the left two squares, then go down 1 square. mark a point there
Q(2, 4) start at 0. Go to the right two squares, go up 4 squares. mark a point there.
connect two points
make a right triangle
Then use the pythereom


This is a system of linear equations. First, you can add the two equations together to eliminate the y so that you can solve for x:
-5x + -7x = 0 + -96
-12x = -96
x = 8
Use x to solve for y:
-5 * 8 + 8y = 0
Add 40 to both sides and divide by 8:
y = 5
So, x = 8 and y = 5.
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Combine like terms to get
Supplementary means that the angles have to add up to 180, so you have your equation.
180=5x+17x-18
198=22x
x=9
Then to find the measures of the angles, you plug x back in.
m∠ABD=5(9)=45 degrees
m∠BDE=17(9)-18=153-18=135 degrees