Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Algebra: Graphs, Functions, and Linear Systems - 7.3 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables - Exercise Set 7.3 - Page 446: 79

Answer

\[\left\{ \begin{align} & y-x=9 \\ & y+x=5 \\ \end{align} \right.\]

Work Step by Step

The slope of a line can be determined when a line passes a point\[\left( {{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}} \right)\]by \[m=\frac{y-{{y}_{1}}}{x-{{x}_{1}}}\] For a system of linear equation having \[\left\{ \left( -2,7 \right) \right\}\] as solution set, the lines must pass through the provided point, having different slopes. Substituting \[x=-2\] and \[y=7\] in the slope-point form: \[m=\frac{y-7}{x+2}\] Let \[m=1\]: \[\begin{align} & 1=\frac{y-7}{x+2} \\ & x+2=y-7 \\ & y-x=9 \end{align}\] Let \[m=-1\]: \[\begin{align} & -1=\frac{y-7}{x+2} \\ & -x-2=y-7 \\ & y+x=5 \end{align}\] Hence, the system of equation is \[\left\{ \begin{align} & y-x=9 \\ & y+x=5 \\ \end{align} \right.\]
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