Question

What are the solutions of the system?

y = x^2 + 4x - 5
y = 2x - 2

Answer 1

y=2x-2 so

2x-2=x^2+4x-5

Answer 2

Get it equal to 0 and factor

x^2+2x-3=0

Answer 3

I solved it by graphing and got -3, -8 and 1, 0

Answer 4

There should only be -3 and 1

Answer 5

It doesn't have that choice as an answer. (It's multiple choice)

Answer 6

What are the choices?

Answer 7

A. (–3, –8) and (1, 0)

B. (–3, –8) and (–1, –4)

C. (–3, 0) and (1, –8)

D. no solution

Answer 8

I got A by graphing it. So those are the X and Y coordinates

Answer 9

Oh i didnt realize you were typing coordinates. A is right then

Answer 10

Thanks for helping me Caleb. ^.^