document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=384179>Question 384179</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the following system of equations.. x + 5y =5 (1),.. x=3-5y (2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #271970 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><B>texttutoring(324)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=texttutoring><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=271970\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x + 5y =5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3-5y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The second equation already has x isolated, so let's substitute that value of x into the first equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+5y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3-5y) + 5y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 -5y + 5y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 + 0 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is not true, so it means there is no solution. This is because these two lines have identical slopes. They are parallel lines, so they never intersect. </SPAN>\n" );
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