SOLUTION: solve the system by addition or substitution 20x - 5y = -12 y = 4x +3 Thank you.

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Question 90658: solve the system by addition or substitution 20x - 5y = -12
y = 4x +3
Thank you.

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
solve the system by addition or substitution 20x - 5y = -12
y = 4x +3
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Substitute y=4x+3 into the 1st equation to get:
20x - 5(4x+3) = -12
20x -20x -15 = -12
-15 = -12
This is a contradiction.
There is no solution for the system of equations.
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If you graph the two equations you will notice the lines are parallel:
Solving the 1st equation for y you get:
y = 4x+(12/5)
Graphing both equations you get:

Cheers,
Stan H.

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