Question

P is the point of intersection of the lines with equations 5x — y = 1 and x + 2y = 9

Answer 1

Answer:

P = (1,4)

Step-by-step explanation:

First turn both equations to slope intercept form (y=mx+b).

5x - y = 1

Subtract 5x on both sides to get -y = -5x + 1, and since we want the y to be positive simply flip all the signs to get

y = 5x - 1.

x + 2y = 9

Subtract x on both sides to get 2y = -x + 9, then divide both sides by 2 to get

y = -1/2x + 9/2.

Now you can graph the two lines and see where they intercept each other. (I graphed them above for you⤴⤴⤴).

Hope this helps :)