SOLUTION: 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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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(48558) About Me  (Show Source):
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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.