Solve the following system of linear equations graphically :
3x + y − 11 = 0, x − y − 1 = 0.
Shade the region bounded by these lines and y-axis. Also, find the area of the region bounded by the these lines and y-axis.
The given equations are
$3 x+y-11=0$$\ldots \ldots($ i $)$
$x-y-1=0$$\ldots \ldots($ ii $)$
Putting $x=0$ in equation $(i)$, we get:
$\Rightarrow 3 \times 0+y=11$
$\Rightarrow y=11$
$x=0, \quad y=11$
Putting $y=0$ in equation $(i,$, we get:
$\Rightarrow 3 x+0=11$
$\Rightarrow x=11 / 3$
$x=11 / 3, \quad y=0$
Use the following table to draw the graph.
Draw the graph by plotting the two points from table.
$x-y=1$ ..(ii)
Putting $x=0$ in equation $(i i)$ we get:
$\Rightarrow 0-y=1$
$\Rightarrow y=-1$
$x=0, \quad y=-1$
Putting $y=0$ in equation $(i i)$, we get:
$\Rightarrow x-0=1$
$\Rightarrow x=1$
$x=1, \quad y=0$
Use the following table to draw the graph.
Draw the graph by plotting the two points from table.
The two lines intersect at $P(3,2)$.
Hence $x=3$, $y=2$ is the solution of the given equations
The area enclosed by the lines represented by the given equations and the y−axis is shaded region in the figure
Now, Required area = Area of shaded region
$\Rightarrow$ Required area $=$ Area of PAC
$\Rightarrow$ Required area $=1 / 2($ base $\times$ height $)$
$\Rightarrow$ Required area $=1 / 2(A C \times P M)$
$\Rightarrow$ Required area $=1 / 2(12 \times 3)$ sq.units
Hence the required area is 18 sq. unit