SOLUTION: how to tell if a system is independent, dependent or inconsistent?
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Question 395310: how to tell if a system is independent, dependent or inconsistent?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
how to tell if a system is
independent:::
lines meet in one point
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slopes are different
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one solution point
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dependent
slopes are the same; intercepts are the same
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each equation is a multiple of the other
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infinite number of solutions
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inconsistent?
lines are parallel
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slopes are equal but intercepts are not
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no solutions.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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