SOLUTION: Which system should be used for: 5x-y=1 10x-2y=2

SOLUTION: Which system should be used for: 5x-y=1 10x-2y=2

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Question 3401: Which system should be used for:
5x-y=1
10x-2y=2
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Both equations are the same one: one is just the other scaled up.
Any pair of x, y such that 5x-y=1 is a solution. For any given x, (x, y=5x-1) is a solution to the system.
Jon.
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