document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=347898>Question 347898</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the solution(s), if any, to the system<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-6y=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-9y=15 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "6x-9y=15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide thru the 1st equation by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide thru the 2nd equation by 3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x - 3y = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - 3y = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That contradiction occurred because I assumed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the x's were the same and the y's were the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "same in the two equations.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They are not.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The system is inconsistent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The lines are parallel.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is no solution for this system of equations.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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