document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=251827>Question 251827</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Determine whether the system is consistent, inconsistent, or dependent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 3y = -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x - 9y = -27  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 3y = -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x - 9y = -27 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru the 1st eqution by 3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x-9y = -27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract that from the 2nd equation and you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That means the system is dependent (one of the equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is a multiply of the other).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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