document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=817024>Question 817024</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do I help solve for x and y.  I only get 0=7??<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-5y=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x+5y=7 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-4x+5y=7 times -1 --> 4x-5y = -7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equations are inconsistent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-5y can't be both 7 & -7.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you graph them, you get parallel lines.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No intersection, no solution.<BR>\n" );
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