document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=638620>Question 638620</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> method of substitution 3a=5-b and 3a=2-b </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #402304 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=402304\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a=5-b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a=5-b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a=2-b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a=2-b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a%2Bb=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a%2Bb=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a%2Bb=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a%2Bb=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a=5-b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a=5-b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......1...solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=5-3a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=5-3a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......plug in 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a=2-%285-3a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a=2-%285-3a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a=2-5%2B3a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a=2-5%2B3a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a-3a=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a-3a=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >..Since this expression is not true, we have an inconsistency\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there are no solutions. The simple reason is the 2 equations represent 2 parallel lines that will never intersect. Since no intersections occur, no solutions exist.\r<BR>\n" );
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