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An illustration of a coordinate plane with four quadrants shows the x and y axes extending from negative 10 to 10 in increments of 1. A solid line and a dotted line with arrows at both the ends intersect each other. The equation of the solid line is y equals negative x plus 6. The equation of the dotted line is y equals x plus 2. The lines intersect at left parenthesis 2 comma 4 right parenthesis which is not plotted as a point.

Estimate the intersection point of the graphs of the following linear equations in two variables.
y=x+2


y=−x+6


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To find the intersection point of the graphs of the equations \( y = x + 2 \) and \( y = -x + 6 \), we can set the two equations equal to each other since they both equal \( y \).

  1. Set the equations equal: \[ x + 2 = -x + 6 \]

  2. Solve for \( x \): \[ x + x = 6 - 2 \] \[ 2x = 4 \] \[ x = 2 \]

  3. Substitute \( x = 2 \) back into one of the equations to find \( y \): Using \( y = x + 2 \): \[ y = 2 + 2 = 4 \]

Thus, the intersection point of the graphs is \( (2, 4) \).

So the answer is: \[ (2, 4) \]