document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=225027>Question 225027</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve by using elimination. This cant be solved right?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-4y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-16y=8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x-4y=2  Multiply by 4 to both sides and you'll get 4x-16y=8 which is identical to the one below\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x-16y=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER:  Because these are equations are dependent (one equation is a multiple of the other, 4 in this case), there are many solutions that satisfies these equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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