SOLUTION: Solve the system below TWICE: graphically and algebraically. y=-2x+6 y=1/2x-9 Verify that your solutions from the different methods are the same.

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Question 164037: Solve the system below TWICE: graphically and algebraically.
y=-2x+6
y=1/2x-9
Verify that your solutions from the different methods are the same.

Answer by oscargut(2103) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=-2x+6
y=1/2x-9
then
-2x+6=(1/2)x-9
then
-2x-(1/2)x=-9-6
(-5/2)x=-15
-5x=-30
x=6 then y=-2(6)+6=-6
Solution(6,-6)
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