Question

Solve the following equations for x and y.
$y=2x+1$ and
$x=2y-5$

Answer 1

Hint: In this given question, by constructing the lines with the given equations on the Cartesian plane, we can find common solutions for x and y as the coordinates of the point of intersection of these two constructed lines. It is because the point of intersection belongs to both the lines and hence satisfies both the equations.

Complete step-by-step answer:
We are given to solve the equations $y=2x+1$ and $x=2y-5$ by graphical method.
In order to solve this question, first of all we must construct the two lines of the given two equations. The point of intersection which lies in both the lines will be a solution to both the lines.
In order to draw a line of a given equation, we need to have at least two points whose coordinates satisfy the equation.
The process of solving is as follows:
The first equation is $y=2x+1$.
So, if x=0, y=1
If x=1, y=3 and
If x=2, y=5

x	0	1	2
y	1	3	5

The graph of the line is:

The second equation is $x=2y-5$.
So, if y=0, x=-5
If y=1, x=-3 and
If y=2, x=-1

x	-5	-3	-1
y	0	1	2

The graph of the second line is plotted on the same graph as:

As, we can see the point of intersection is (1,3) and it belongs to both the drawn lines. So, the value of x is 1 and the value of y is 3 that satisfy both the equations.
Therefore, we have solved the given question by graphical method.

Note: Here, as the equations are linear in two variables, only two points can suffice to form a line but still we have taken a third point in order to verify and assure the correctness of our solution. However, for equations having higher number of variables, we must take the number of points equal to the number of variables to get the corresponding graphs.