document.write( "Question 40559This question is from textbook INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
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document.write( ": 6. Solve the system of equations using the addition (elimination) method.
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document.write( "If the answer is a unique solution, present it as an ordered pair: (x, y). If not, specify whether the answer is “no solution” or “infinitely many solutions.”
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document.write( "4x – 3y = 1
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document.write( "-12x + 9y = 5
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Algebra.Com's Answer #25976 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1) 4x – 3y = 1 \n" ); document.write( "2) -12x + 9y = 5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply 1st by 3 to get: \n" ); document.write( "3) 12x-9y=3\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add this to 2nd to get: \n" ); document.write( " 0x+0y=8 \n" ); document.write( " 0=8 \n" ); document.write( "This is a contradition. \n" ); document.write( "The lines are geometrically parallel. \n" ); document.write( "There is no solution for the system of equations.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |