Solve the system of linear equations by graphing y=1/3x+5 y=2/3x+5 What is the solution
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Answer:
We have the system of equations:
y=1/3x+5
y=2/3x+5
To solve it graphically, we need to graph both lines and see in which point the lines intersect.
You can see the graph below, and you can see that the lines intersect in the point (0, 5)
Now, we can also solve this analytically.
We can use the fact that for the solution, we need y = y.
Then we can write:
(1/3)*x + 5 = (2/3)*x + 5
First, we can subtract 5 in both equations to get:
(1/3)*x = (2/3)*x
This only has a solution when x = 0.
Replacing x = 0 in one of the equations, we get:
y = (1/3)*0 + 5 = 5
Then the solution is x = 0, and y = 5, as we already could see in the graph.
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Answer:
Infinite solutions
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine the number of solutions a system has, you need its slope. If the slopes are the same, check if the equations are equivalent or not.
To find the slope, rearrange the equation to isolate "y", which makes it slope-intercept form y = mx + b.
"x" and "y" represent points on the line.
"m" represents the slope, which is how steep a line is.
"b" represents the y-intercept (where the graph hits the y-axis).
Isolate "y" in both equations:
x + 3y = 0
3y = -x Subtract 'x' from both sides
y = -x/3 Divide both sides by 3.
y =
The slope is -1/3.
9y = -3x
y = -3x/9 Divide both sides by 9
y = Reduce the fraction to lowest terms
y =
The slope is -1/3, but the two equations are the same.
Since the equations are the same, or <u>equivalent</u>, the two lines are always touching. The solution of a system means where two lines intersect, or meet. Therefore, <u>there are infinite solutions</u>.
