Consider the system of equations. y = –5x – 1 y = 2x + 6 Choose the correct answer to each question. What is the slope of the first line? What is the slope of the second line? How many times do the lines intersect? How many solutions does the system have?

What is the slope of the first line?  

✔ –5

What is the slope of the second line?  

✔ 2

How many times do the lines intersect?  

✔ 1

How many solutions does the system have?  

✔ 1

Step-by-step explanation:

-5x - 1 = 2x + 6

-7x - 1 = 6

-7x = 7

x = -1

y = -5(-1) - 1 = 5 - 1 = 4

(-1. 4)

first slope: -5

second slope: 2

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step-by-step explanation:

simplifying

5(x + -6) = 2(x + 3)

reorder the terms:

5(-6 + x) = 2(x + 3)

(-6 * 5 + x * 5) = 2(x + 3)

(-30 + 5x) = 2(x + 3)

reorder the terms:

-30 + 5x = 2(3 + x)

-30 + 5x = (3 * 2 + x * 2)

-30 + 5x = (6 + 2x)

solving

-30 + 5x = 6 + 2x

solving for variable 'x'.

move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

add '-2x' to each side of the equation.

-30 + 5x + -2x = 6 + 2x + -2x

combine like terms: 5x + -2x = 3x

-30 + 3x = 6 + 2x + -2x

combine like terms: 2x + -2x = 0

-30 + 3x = 6 + 0

-30 + 3x = 6

add '30' to each side of the equation.

-30 + 30 + 3x = 6 + 30

combine like terms: -30 + 30 = 0

0 + 3x = 6 + 30

3x = 6 + 30

combine like terms: 6 + 30 = 36

3x = 36

divide each side by '3'.

x = 12

simplifying

x = 12

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