y= -x - 2
y= 2x - 5

The x-coordinate of the solution to the system equations is..?

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y= -x - 2 
y= 2x - 5

The x-coordinate of the solution to the system equations is..?

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Where do the two lines intersect? Then look at where that point is (the ordered pair)

anonymous · Answer

-3?

anonymous · Answer

Ordered pairs are like this (x,y) so what are the points they intersect?

anonymous · Answer

um...-2 and 2?????? i suck at this

anonymous · Answer

What is the ordered pair of the spot i circled?

anonymous · Answer

-3, 1 ??

anonymous · Answer

You're close, when you look at a coordinate plane, when going left and right it's the x axis. But when you go up and down it's the y axis. You always locate the x-axis first and then the y-axis.

anonymous · Answer

so would i just switch it around to 1, -3?

anonymous · Answer

Yup that's right, so it's (1,-3) now since you are looking for the x-coordinate then it would be 1 because ordered pairs are (x,y)

anonymous · Answer

so 1 is the answer?

anonymous · Answer

Yup 1 is the answer.

anonymous · Answer

thanks

anonymous · Answer

it will not work

anonymous · Answer

the coordinates, when plugged in to each equation, do not equal out so therefore it will not work