The problem is to solve the system of inequalities: $y - x - 1 < 0$ $3x + y - 6 > 0$

AlgebraInequalitiesLinear InequalitiesSystems of InequalitiesLinear EquationsGraphing
2025/5/26

1. Problem Description

The problem is to solve the system of inequalities:
yx1<0y - x - 1 < 0
3x+y6>03x + y - 6 > 0

2. Solution Steps

We rewrite the inequalities to isolate yy.
The first inequality is:
yx1<0y - x - 1 < 0
y<x+1y < x + 1
The second inequality is:
3x+y6>03x + y - 6 > 0
y>3x+6y > -3x + 6
Thus we have
y<x+1y < x + 1
y>3x+6y > -3x + 6
The solution is the region where both inequalities are satisfied, i.e., the region bounded by the lines y=x+1y = x + 1 and y=3x+6y = -3x + 6.
We can find the intersection of the two lines by setting x+1=3x+6x + 1 = -3x + 6, which gives 4x=54x = 5, so x=54x = \frac{5}{4}. Then y=54+1=94y = \frac{5}{4} + 1 = \frac{9}{4}.
So the intersection point of the two lines is (54,94)(\frac{5}{4}, \frac{9}{4}).
The solution region is the area between the two lines, such that 3x+6<y<x+1 -3x + 6 < y < x + 1.

3. Final Answer

The solution to the system of inequalities is the region defined by 3x+6<y<x+1-3x + 6 < y < x + 1. The lines y=3x+6y = -3x+6 and y=x+1y = x+1 intersect at (54,94)(\frac{5}{4}, \frac{9}{4}).