document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=831942>Question 831942</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I would like to know would the following be considered an inconsistent solution?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=2x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g(x)=10x+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am having difficulty trying to solve this equation. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #502009 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=502009\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It's not a solution, it's a system of equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An inconsistent system of equations has no solution because the lines are parallel and never meet.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These lines meet so they do have a solution and are not inconsistent system of equations. </SPAN>\n" );
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