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Please help! Which system of inequalities represented by the graph?

Please help! Which system of inequalities represented by the graph?-example-1
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Answer: B


x + 2y \leq 4 \textrm{ and } 3x + y \leq 4

Explanation:

Insert the values of x and y for any point in the heavily shaded region and see if it satisfies both inequalities

We can see that the origin (0,0) is inside the shaded region so use these values because they are the easiest to compute

Plug in x = 0 and y = 0 into the first inequality
0 + 2.0 = 0 which is greater than 5.

So we can eliminate both A and D since they both contain incorrect inequalities

Now, test the second inequality with x = 0 and y = 0

For B we get

3.0 + 0 = 0 which is indeed less than 4

C is not applicable since 0 is not greater-than-equal to 4

Hence B is the correct solution

This can be verified using a graphing tool (see image)

Please help! Which system of inequalities represented by the graph?-example-1
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