document.write( "Question 1142667: There was a question on a certification test that read:
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document.write( "\"Which graph best represents this system of equations?\"\r
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document.write( "x + y = 10
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document.write( "x - y = 4\r
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document.write( "My answer was (x =7, y = 3)
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document.write( "When I saw the different linear graphs, I did not know which one to select because only the coordinate points (7,3) satisfy the equation. Each line of the graph went through (7,3), but in different directions. How do I find other coordinate points that is a solution to this equation? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #763373 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! There was a question on a certification test that read: \n" ); document.write( "\"Which graph best represents this system of equations?\"\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 10 \n" ); document.write( "x - y = 4\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "My answer was (x =7, y = 3) \n" ); document.write( "When I saw the different linear graphs, I did not know which one to select because only the coordinate points (7,3) satisfy the equation. Each line of the graph went through (7,3), but in different directions. How do I find other coordinate points that is a solution to this equation? \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "There are no other points that satisfy the 2 equations. \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "There are an infinite # of lines that go thru the point (7,3). \n" ); document.write( "The slope of x + y = 10 is -1. \n" ); document.write( "The slope of x - y = 4 is +1. \n" ); document.write( "You can use that info, if needed. \n" ); document.write( " |