Practice problem

Solve a Linear-Quadratic System by Graphing

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Contributors

Ben Ferrara
Victor Wang
Joshua Siktar
Alex Federspiel
Anusha Rahman

Quadratic graph of y = -0.5x(x-4) + 1 and linear graph x = 2. — Graph courtesy of Desmos

The graphs above show a system of two equations (the graph of one equation is blue; the graph of the other is green). How many solutions does the system have?