Solved on Feb 19, 2024

Solve the system by graphing: xy=5x-y=5 and y=2y=-2.

STEP 1

Assumptions
1. We have a system of two linear equations.
2. The first equation is xy=5 x - y = 5 .
3. The second equation is y=2 y = -2 .
4. We will solve the system by graphing the two equations on the same set of axes.
5. The solution to the system is the point where the two lines intersect.

STEP 2

First, we need to rewrite the first equation in slope-intercept form, which is y=mx+b y = mx + b , where m m is the slope and b b is the y-intercept.
xy=5 x - y = 5

STEP 3

Isolate y y in the first equation to get it into slope-intercept form.
y=x+5 -y = -x + 5

STEP 4

Multiply both sides by -1 to solve for y y .
y=x5 y = x - 5

STEP 5

Now we have the first equation in slope-intercept form:
y=x5 y = x - 5

STEP 6

The second equation is already given as y=2 y = -2 , which is a horizontal line.

STEP 7

To graph the first equation y=x5 y = x - 5 , we can start by plotting the y-intercept, which is (0,5) (0, -5) .

STEP 8

From the y-intercept, we use the slope, which is 1 (since the coefficient of x x is 1), to plot another point. Moving up 1 unit and to the right 1 unit from (0,5) (0, -5) , we get the point (1,4) (1, -4) .

STEP 9

Draw the line through the points (0,5) (0, -5) and (1,4) (1, -4) , extending it in both directions.

STEP 10

To graph the second equation y=2 y = -2 , we draw a horizontal line through the y-coordinate of -2 on the y-axis.

STEP 11

The intersection of the two lines is the solution to the system. Since the second line is horizontal at y=2 y = -2 , it will intersect the first line at the point where the first line has a y-coordinate of -2.

STEP 12

Substitute y=2 y = -2 into the first equation to find the x-coordinate of the intersection point.
2=x5 -2 = x - 5

STEP 13

Add 5 to both sides of the equation to solve for x x .
x=2+5 x = -2 + 5

STEP 14

Calculate the value of x x .
x=3 x = 3

STEP 15

The intersection point is (3,2) (3, -2) , which is the solution to the system.
The solution to the system by graphing is the point (3,2) (3, -2) .

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