document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=247839>Question 247839</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7x+2y=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8y=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is this equation a dependent, inconsistent, or independent system.? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "8y=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is this equation a dependent, inconsistent, or independent system.?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put both equations into the slope-intercept form so you can see the slope of each.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-7/2)x - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (1/2)x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slopes are different so the lines must intersect in one point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the system is independent.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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