SOLUTION: Solve equation and indicate if system is independent, dependent or inconsistent Y= -x Y= -x+3

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Question 391042: Solve equation and
indicate if system is independent, dependent or inconsistent
Y= -x
Y= -x+3
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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By direct substitution, -x = -x + 3, or 0 = 3, a false statement. Thus the system has no solution, and the system is inconsistent.