document.write( "Question 1060927: The x-intercept of a line has a value of and a y-intercept of 7. Another line has a slope that is twice the slope of the first line and has a y-intercept that is 15 more than the first line’s y-intercept. What is the product of the coordinates in the solution to this system? Write a system of equations for this situation and find its solution.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #675791 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Assume this means: \n" ); document.write( " The x-intercept of a line has a value of 7 and a y-intercept of 7. \n" ); document.write( "Find the slope (m) \n" ); document.write( "7m + 7 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "7m = -7 \n" ); document.write( "m = -7/7 \n" ); document.write( "m = -1 \n" ); document.write( "then \n" ); document.write( "y = -x + 7 is the first equation \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " Another line has a slope that is twice the slope of the first line and has a y-intercept that is 15 more than the first line’s y-intercept. \n" ); document.write( "m = -2 \n" ); document.write( "y intercept: 15 + 7 = 22 \n" ); document.write( "y = -2x + 22 is the 2nd equation \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "solve the system by substitution y=y \n" ); document.write( "-x + 7 = -2x + 22 \n" ); document.write( "+2x - x = 22 - 7 \n" ); document.write( "x = 15 \n" ); document.write( "find y \n" ); document.write( "y = -15 + 7 \n" ); document.write( "y = -8 \n" ); document.write( "The solution to the system: 15,-8 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " What is the product of the coordinates in the solution to this system? \n" ); document.write( "15 * -8 = -120 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " |