SOLUTION: method of substitution 3a=5-b and 3a=2-b

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Question 638620: method of substitution 3a=5-b and 3a=2-b
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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.......1...solve for
......plug in 2
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..Since this expression is not true, we have an inconsistency
So there are no solutions. The simple reason is the 2 equations represent 2 parallel lines that will never intersect. Since no intersections occur, no solutions exist.



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