Question 389520:  solve each system by graphing! 
how do i do this? 
3x*4y=13 
2x+y=5 
 Answer by haileytucki(390)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! 2x+y=5
 
To find the x-intercept, substitute in 0 for y and solve for x. 
2x+(0)=5
 
Remove the parentheses around the expression 0. 
2x+0=5
 
Remove the 0 from the polynomial; adding or subtracting 0 does not change the value of the expression. 
2x=5
 
Divide each term in the equation by 2. 
(2x)/(2)=(5)/(2)
 
Simplify the left-hand side of the equation by canceling the common factors. 
x=(5)/(2)
 
To find the y-intercept, substitute in 0 for x and solve for y. 
2(0)+y=5
 
Multiply 2 by each term inside the parentheses. 
0+y=5
 
Solve the equation. 
y=5
 
These are the x and y intercepts of the equation 2x+y=5. 
x=(5)/(2), y=5
 
 
 
 
 
3x*4y=13
 
To find the x-intercept, substitute in 0 for y and solve for x. 
3x*4(0)=13
 
Multiply 3x by 4 to get 12x. 
12x(0)=13
 
Multiply 12x by each term inside the parentheses. 
0=13
 
Since 0$13, there are no solutions. 
No Solution
 
To find the y-intercept, substitute in 0 for x and solve for y. 
3(0)*4y=13
 
Multiply 3 by 4y to get 12y. 
12y(0)=13
 
Multiply 12y by each term inside the parentheses. 
0=13
 
Solve the equation. 
No Solution
 
These are the x and y intercepts of the equation 3x*4y=13. 
No x or y intercepts.
 
 
 
 
I was not sure if each are seperate or you needed solving by using the Graphing Method to solve; if so:
 
3x*4y=13_2x+y=5
 
Multiply 3x by 4y to get 12xy. 
12xy=13_2x+y=5
 
Divide each term in the equation by 12x. 
(12xy)/(12x)=(13)/(12x)_2x+y=5
 
Simplify the left-hand side of the equation by canceling the common factors. 
y=(13)/(12x)_2x+y=5
 
Since 2x does not contain the variable to solve for, move it to the right-hand side of the equation by subtracting 2x from both sides. 
y=(13)/(12x)_y=-2x+5
 
Create a graph to locate the intersection of the equations.  The intersection of the system of equations is the solution. 
y=(13)/(12x)_y=-2x+5 
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