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Ch. 5 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 6, Problema 65

Write the given sentences as a system of inequalities in two variables. Then graph the system. The sum of the x-variable and the y-variable is at most 4. The y-variable added to the product of 3 and the x-variable does not exceed 6.

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Identify the variables: let the x-variable be \(x\) and the y-variable be \(y\).
Translate the first sentence "The sum of the x-variable and the y-variable is at most 4" into the inequality: \(x + y \leq 4\).
Translate the second sentence "The y-variable added to the product of 3 and the x-variable does not exceed 6" into the inequality: \(y + 3x \leq 6\).
Write the system of inequalities as: \[ \begin{cases} x + y \leq 4 \\ y + 3x \leq 6 \end{cases} \]
To graph the system, first graph the boundary lines \(x + y = 4\) and \(y + 3x = 6\) by finding intercepts or using slope-intercept form, then shade the regions that satisfy each inequality (below or on the lines). The solution to the system is the overlapping shaded region.

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