document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=328724>Question 328724</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what would de answer be for this system of equation, using substitution or elimination?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x+4y=7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-2y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x+4y=7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the 1st equation by 2 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-4y = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x+4y = 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the equations to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = 17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is a contradiction.  There is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "no solution for the system of equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you graphed the two equations you would<BR>\n" );
document.write( "see that the lines are parallel; they have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "no point in common.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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