document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177965>Question 177965</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve each system by substitution. Determine whether the equations are independent, dependent, or inconsistent. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-4x-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=3x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x=-4x-7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x=-7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=3(-1)=-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means the system is consistent(it has a solution)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it is also independent because it has only one solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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