UCSS Math II 3B.4.2 Example 4

Given the graph of the system of equations below, determine algebraically the solution(s) to the system and explain the meaning of the solution(s) in terms of the graph. [math] \begin{cases}y = x - 5 \\ x^2 + y^2 = 9 \end{cases} [/math]

[list=1] [*]Substitute the linear equation into the circle equation in order to obtain an equation in one variable. [*]Solve the equation found in step 1. [*]Explain what the solutions mean in terms of the graph. [/list] This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for the [i]UCSS Secondary Math II[/i] program. Visit [url="http://www.walch.com"]www.walch.com[/url] for more information on our resources.