Question

Solve graphically: 2x - y = 7 and x - 2y = 5.

Answer 1

Answer:

(3, - 1)

Step-by-step explanation:

We want to solve the system of equations:

2*x - y = 7

x - 2*y = 5

graphically.

To do it, we need to graph both lines, it will be easier if we rewrite both lines in a more general way, like in the slope-intercept form:

y = -7 + 2*x

y = -(5/2) + x/2

Now, a solution of the system is a point (x, y) such that the point is a solution to both equations, then, when we graph the lines, as that point belongs to both equations, we should see that both lines pass through that point.

Then to find the solution of the system, we just need to graph the lines and find the point where the lines intersect.

Below, you can see a graph of the lines, and is easy to see that the lines do intersect at the point (3, - 1)