What is the solution of the system of equations?

y = - 2x + 8

y = x - 4

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Soren

Mathematics

15 September, 13:13

What is the solution of the system of equations?

y = - 2x + 8

y = x - 4

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Brett Haas · Answer 1

You could treat it as a matrix and solve it that way

graph and find intersection

etc.

Xiomara Shaffer · Answer 2

y = - 2x + 8

y = x - 4

Set them to equal to each other to solve for x.

x - 4 = - 2x + 8

3x = 12

x = 4

Plug 4 for x in either equation.

y = x - 4

y = 4 - 4

y = 0

So (4, 0)

What is the solution of the system of equations?y = - 2x + 8y = x - 4

What is the solution of the system of equations?

y = - 2x + 8

y = x - 4