document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=461134>Question 461134</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 dependent or independent?  Is it consistent or inconsistent?  Describe the system.  If it is 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 #316292 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=316292\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am not entirely familiar with the vocabulary since I never learned what dependent, consistent meant in my algebra class (nor did we ever use them in pre-calculus or calculus classes) even though I knew exactly how to solve such systems and identify which ones had solutions. I'll leave it up to you to classify the system.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, we know that the two lines must intersect at exactly one point. The line y = a is horizontal, x = b is vertical, and they will intersect at the point x = b, y = a, or (b,a) as an ordered pair. </SPAN>\n" );
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