Problem

Solve the following system of equations graphically on the set of axes below.
y=x+72xy=8
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We can check this solution by substituting x = 5 and y = 2 into the second equation: 252=8, which is true. So, the solution is correct.

Steps

Step 1 :First, we rewrite the second equation in the form of y = mx + b, which is the standard form of a linear equation. We get y=2x8.

Step 2 :Now we have two equations: y=x+7 and y=2x8.

Step 3 :We can find the solution by setting these two equations equal to each other and solving for x: x+7=2x8.

Step 4 :Adding x to both sides, we get 7=3x8.

Step 5 :Adding 8 to both sides, we get 15=3x.

Step 6 :Dividing both sides by 3, we get x=5.

Step 7 :Substituting x = 5 into the first equation, we get y=5+7=2.

Step 8 :Thus, the solution to the system of equations is (5,2).

Step 9 :We can check this solution by substituting x = 5 and y = 2 into the second equation: 252=8, which is true. So, the solution is correct.

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