document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=480279>Question 480279</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve using the elimination method. Show your work. If the system has no solution or an infinite number of solutions, state this. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x + 11y = -50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-32x – 44y = -200 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "8x + 11y = -50 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-32x – 44y = -200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru the 1st equation by -4 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-32x - 44y = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-32x - 44y = -200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = 400<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is a contradiction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is no ordered pair (x,y) that satisfies the system.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The lines are parallel.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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