document.write( "Question 1196459: Solve the system by the substitution method.\r
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document.write( "X+2y=-2\r
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document.write( "Y=-2x-13 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #829298 by math_tutor2020(3817)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Another approach:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Graphing out the two equations shows they intersect at (-8,3) which means x = -8 and y = 3 pair up together to form the single solution. \n" ); document.write( "https://www.desmos.com/calculator/o5yrotn6y1\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To graph x+2y = -2, we can plug in x = 0 to get... \n" ); document.write( "x+2y = -2 \n" ); document.write( "0+2y = -2 \n" ); document.write( "2y = -2 \n" ); document.write( "y = -2/2 \n" ); document.write( "y = -1 \n" ); document.write( "So the point (0,-1) is on the graph of x+2y = -2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Repeat for x = 2 \n" ); document.write( "x+2y = -2 \n" ); document.write( "2+2y = -2 \n" ); document.write( "2y = -2-2 \n" ); document.write( "2y = -4 \n" ); document.write( "y = -4/2 \n" ); document.write( "y = -2 \n" ); document.write( "The point (2,-2) is on x+2y = -2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The straight line x+2y = -2 goes through (0,-1) and (2,-2)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Follow similar steps to graph out y = -2x-13 \n" ); document.write( "Two points on this line are (0,-13) and (1,-15) \n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |