document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1033674>Question 1033674</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Using the graph for reference, what do you estimate the solutions are to this quadratic system? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph: http://postimg.org/image/4hnymqhe9/\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5, 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(­-5, 0), (­-3, 0) and (1, 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(­-3, ­-8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #648343 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=648343\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i would say (-3,-8).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's the intersection of what looks like a vertical line with the graph of the quadratic equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if it's a system of equations, you are looking for the common solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "on the graph, the common solution is the intersection of the two graphs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "looks like the parabola is the graph of one equation and what looks like a vertical line is the graph of the other equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "their intersection would be the solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this looks like it is a linear-quadratic system.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's where one of the equations is a straight line and the other equation is a parabola.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the key word was system, which indicates a system of equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's what i understand.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the intersections of the graphs with the x-axis would not apply as far as i can tell.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you were looking for a solution to the quadratic equation, then you would look for the intersection of the parabola with the x-axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "as far as the vertical line is concerned, i don't believe it's intersection with the x-axis would be called a solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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