SOLUTION: y=4x; y=4x-17

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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=4x; y=4x-17
Do you see that this problem is a contradiction.
How could y = 4x and the same y = 4x-17
Those "y"'s must not be the same number.
That is why the system is called inconsistent.
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If you substituted y for y you would get:
4x = 4x-17
Subtract 4x from both sides and you get:
0 = -17
That is a contradiction also and indicates the
system of two equations is inconsistent.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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