document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=629246>Question 629246</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following system of equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 2y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - 4y = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 2y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - 4y = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru the 1st equation by 2 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - 4y = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - 4y = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The system is dependent (one equation is a multiple of the other).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The solution is all ordered pairs of the form (x, (x-5)/2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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