SOLUTION: When you solve a system of equations by the addition method, how do you determine whether the system of equations is inconsistent?

Question 241002: When you solve a system of equations by the addition method, how do you determine whether the system of equations is inconsistent?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When you solve a system of equations by the addition method, how do you determine whether the system of equations is inconsistent?
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It is inconsistent if one or more of the equations
is a contradiction, i.e. 0 = 2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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