Instructions: Determine which of the points given are in the solution area for the system of inequalities

Instructions Determine Which Of The Points Given Are In The Solution Area For The System Of Inequalities class=

Answer :

Given the following inequalitites:

[tex]\begin{gathered} y\leq\frac{1}{2}x+2 \\ y\ge-2 \\ x\leq-3 \end{gathered}[/tex]

We are going to evaluate each point:

A= (-10 , 1)

B= (-3, 7 )

C= ( 5 , 1)

D= (-3 , -5)

The point A:

[tex]\begin{gathered} 1\leqslant\frac{1}{2}(-10)+2=1\leqslant-5+2=1\leqslant-3 \\ \end{gathered}[/tex]

As -3 is not greater or equal to 1 the point A does not work.

Point B:

[tex]7\leqslant\frac{1}{2}(-3)+2=7\leqslant-\frac{3}{2}+2=7\leqslant\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

1/2 is not greater or equal to seven, the point B does not work.

Point C.

[tex]1\leqslant\frac{1}{2}(5)+2=1\leqslant\frac{5}{2}+2=1\leqslant\frac{9}{2}[/tex]

9/2 is greater than 1, now we have to evaluate the other inequalities in the same point.

[tex]\begin{gathered} 1\ge-2 \\ and \\ 1\leq-3 \end{gathered}[/tex]

As -3 isn't greater than 1, the point c does not work.

The point D.

[tex]-3\leqslant\frac{1}{2}(-5)+2=-3\leqslant-\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

The first one is true, -1/2 is greater than -3.

[tex]-5\ge-2[/tex]

The second one is false, the point D does not work.

Point E (0 , 0).

[tex]0\leqslant\frac{1}{2}(0)+2=0\leq2[/tex]

The first is true.

Second one:

[tex]0\ge-2[/tex]

The second one is true.

Third one.

[tex]0\leq-3[/tex]

The point E does not work, because -3 is not greater or equal to -3.

Answer: no point is a solution of the system.