document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=824683>Question 824683</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Graph using elimination\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+6y=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+9y=12 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+6y = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+9y =12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Modify::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3y = 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is a contradiction which resulted from<BR>\n" );
document.write( "assuming there were one or more points of the form (x,y).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is a wrong assumption; there is no such solution.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: the graphs of the two equations are parallel.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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