Question 44899
THE EASIEST WAY TO SOLVE THESE TYPE OF EQUATIONS GRAPHICLY IS TO SET X=0 & SOLVE FOR Y THEN SET Y=0 & SOLVE FOR X. PLOT THESE POINTS AND THE LINE THEY REPRESENT. THE INTERSECTION (ASSUMING THERE IS ONE) IS THE SOLUTION TO BOTH EQUATIONS.
iN THIS CASE THE X VALUE = 0 & THE Y VALUE = 5.