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Ch. 5 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 6, Problema 41

Graph the solution set of each system of inequalities or indicate that the system has no solution.
{x+y>4x+y<−1\(\begin{cases}\) x + y > 4 \\ x + y < -1 \(\end{cases}\)

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Step 1: Identify the system of inequalities: \[\begin{cases} -2x + y > 6 \\ -2x + y < -4 \end{cases}\]
Step 2: Rewrite each inequality in slope-intercept form (solve for y): For the first inequality: \[-2x + y > 6 \implies y > 2x + 6\] For the second inequality: \[-2x + y < -4 \implies y < 2x - 4\]
Step 3: Graph the boundary lines for each inequality: - For \[y = 2x + 6\], draw a dashed line because the inequality is strict ( > ). - For \[y = 2x - 4\], also draw a dashed line for the same reason ( < ).
Step 4: Determine the solution region for each inequality: - For \[y > 2x + 6\], shade the region above the line. - For \[y < 2x - 4\], shade the region below the line.
Step 5: Find the intersection of the two shaded regions. Since the first region is above the line \[y = 2x + 6\] and the second is below \[y = 2x - 4\], check if there is any overlap. Because \[2x + 6\] is always greater than \[2x - 4\], there is no region where both inequalities are true simultaneously, so the system has no solution.

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