How to algebraically (without graphing) find coordinates delimiting the solution region of a system

misurrosne

misurrosne

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2022-06-19

How to algebraically (without graphing) find coordinates delimiting the solution region of a system of linear inequalities?
For example
{ x 2 y 3 y x + 5 x 3
There are 5 intersections in total: (2,3), (2,1), (3,2), (3,1) and (4,1), but the last is not part of the solution region.

Answer & Explanation

Abigail Palmer

Abigail Palmer

Beginner2022-06-20Added 30 answers

I would say that the easiest is to first establish bounds on x and y separately.
Here, you have 2 x 3 and x + 5 y 3 x 2.
But then, we already have x = 2. For the bound on y, notice that 3 y x + 5 = 3 y = 3.
Therefore, the only point that can satisfy the system of inequalities is P = ( 2 , 3 ); it is easy to check that P, indeed, fulfills every inequality.

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