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allen= y=3/2+2  billy= y= 3/2+4

Step-by-step explanation:

ok both of the equation are (almost) the same except for the y intercepts.

y=mx+b... you are learning about that hopefully!

so. each of their trees are growing by 3... feet I'll just say feet. that means the slope is three because they are each going up that much. you also have to pay attention to the fact that the year is going up by two, so your tree is actually growing by 1.5 (3 halves) feet each year. now you have to find the y intercept by back tracking. remember that the y intercept is where y is zero and x is whatever it is.

if you go back three on allen, the y intercept is 2 and if you go back on billy, the y intercept is 4.

as for the second question, the lines are parallel. they have the exact same slope so that means that they will never cross  because billy's line is higher then allens, billy's tree will always be higher

{x = -1/2 ,   y = -1

step-by-step explanation:

solve the following system:

{2 x + y = -2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

in the first equation, look to solve for y:

{2 x + y = -2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

subtract 2 x from both sides:

{y = -2 x - 2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

substitute y = -2 x - 2 into the second equation:

{y = -2 x - 2

{10 x - 3 (-2 x - 2) = -2

10 x - 3 (-2 x - 2) = (6 x + 6) + 10 x = 16 x + 6:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x + 6 = -2

in the second equation, look to solve for x:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x + 6 = -2

subtract 6 from both sides:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x = -8

divide both sides by 16:

{y = -2 x - 2

{x = -1/2

substitute x = -1/2 into the first equation:

{y = -1

{x = -1/2

collect results in alphabetical order:

answer:   {x = -1/2 ,   y = -1

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