document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148917>Question 148917</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the system of linear equations by the substitution method.  Then, state whether the system is independent, dependent, or inconsistent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x+7y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x+7y=3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that both equations on the left-hand side are exactly the same. There is no solution for x or y that will make this system true. It is inconsistent. </SPAN>\n" );
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