document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=355856>Question 355856</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consider the system y = a and x = b where a and b are real numbers. Is this system<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dependent or independent? Is it consistent or inconsistent? Describe the system. If it is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "consistent, what is the solution? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #254071 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=254071\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The system is consistent and independent since the solutions are y = a and x = b which gives us the ordered pair (b,a)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These equations draw lines that intersect at the point (b,a) </SPAN>\n" );
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