Three lines are defined by the three equations: 

$$x+y=0$$

$$2x-y=0$$

$$x+2y=2$$

The three lines form a triangle with vertices at:

1 Answer

James Dowd

Updated on December 27th, 2020

First, let's write all our equations in a “y=” form:

  1. x+y = 0  y = -x
  2. 2x - y = 0 y = 2x
  3. x + 2y = 2 y = 1 - x2

Each line will intersect with the other two at one point to form a triangle. By finding points where the lines intersect, or are mathematically equal, will give us the three vertices.

Let's take the first line, y = -x, and see where it intersects with the two other lines by setting them equal to each other:

-x = 2x  x = 0 -x = 1 - x2 -x2=1x=2

Now let's find the corresponding y-coordinates at these two points:

y = -x y = -(0) y = 0 y = -x y = -(2) y = -2

Therefore, we have two of three of our vertices are at (0,0) and (2,-2). To find the last of the three vertices, we must find  where the lines y = 2x and y = 1-x2 intersect:

2x = 1-x25x2=1x = 25 y = 2x y = 2(25)y = 45 

Our last point is at (2/5,4/5).

Our three vertices are located at: (0,0), (2,-2), (25,45)

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