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: At most 500 feet of fencing is available for a steer pasture(assuming it's a rectangle). Ther is only space for the pasture to be 100 feet wide.
a. Write a system of two linear inequalities that describe this situation.
y < or = 100, with y being the width
2y + 2x < or equal to 500, which became y < or equal to -x + 250
b. Graph the system to show all possible solutions.
Drew a horizontal line on graph at y-axis 100, and shaded below the line.
Wasn't sure what to do with 2nd equation in graphing, particularly the slope. Feeling really stupid about this. :) :( Thanks for any help possible!
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The line you draw on the graph is

This is in the form
where is the slope, so

A slope of is perpendicular to a slope of

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