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OpenStudy (anonymous):

solve the system of inequalities by graphing y≥-3x-4 y≤1/3x+1 Please show work thank you

hero (hero):

Maybe do something like y ≥ y

hero (hero):

Then set 1/3x+1 ≥ -3x - 4 Then solve for x. That would help you get started at least

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x would equal 10/3 rite

hero (hero):

Not exactly

OpenStudy (anonymous):

would it be a negative then

hero (hero):

No, you made a mistake somehow

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@hero does x =3/2

hero (hero):

x = -3/2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea that's wat i meant to say

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then wat do i do next

hero (hero):

find y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do i find y

hero (hero):

Plug the value for x you found back into one of the original equations.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is y -1/2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

when i plug the -3/2 into the second problem i got a different answer which was 1/4 now i dont kno which one is correct

hero (hero):

y is 1/2, not -1/2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok then i think i just put it in wrong in the calculator then how is it supposed to look on a graph

OpenStudy (anonymous):

could u please show me how it looks on a graph

hero (hero):

You're not done yet

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wat wat else do i got to do

hero (hero):

You have to plot that point on the graph along with the dotted lines

OpenStudy (anonymous):

all i kno is that i have to graph it but i suck at graphing and can u show me how it looks on a graph

hero (hero):

To graph it, find the x and y intercepts

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how would i find that

hero (hero):

replace x = 0 in both equations, then solve for y. next, replace y = 0, in both equations, then solve for x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

let me try that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y is -4

hero (hero):

Which means one of the points is (0,-4). Find the rest of them.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how would i get the x with the second problem i put the 0 in for y then i subtracted 0 to 1 then my final product was 1/3x≤1 thats wat i got

hero (hero):

What happens if you multiply both sides by 3?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how would that look

hero (hero):

It would look like x≤ 3

hero (hero):

I bet you haven't even been keeping up with the signs all this time

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nd were did u get x≤3 from

hero (hero):

How do you think x was isolated?

hero (hero):

You have 1/3x ≤ 1 If you multiply both sides by 3, the 1/3 cancels, leaving just x on the left side. 3 and 1/3 are inverses of each other. Are they not?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but wen i did that i got x≤4

hero (hero):

That's impossible.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well im lost

hero (hero):

You must have added instead of multiply

hero (hero):

I said multiply both sides by 3 not add 3 to both sides.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait i just noticed that the problem would look like this 0≤x+3 rite

hero (hero):

negative

OpenStudy (anonymous):

negative wat

hero (hero):

negative, meaning "no"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how is it supposed look like then

hero (hero):

Click on that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i did

hero (hero):

Nothing is happening.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ther is nothing that shows up on that

hero (hero):

Click on it again.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its tryin to connect to the server rite now its so slow

hero (hero):

Do you have headphones? If you do, put them on.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea im ther already

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well im going so bye

hero (hero):

Where are you going?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i left because i need to leave now srry

hero (hero):

I suppose you got lost

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea

hero (hero):

I'm sorry to hear that.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok not a problem

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