document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=878487>Question 878487</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine if the system has 1 solution, no solutions, or zero solutions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-15y=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15y-10x=-20 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "15y-10x=-20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is the same as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-15y=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10x+15y=-20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the two equations to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-15y=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10x+15y=-20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5x+0y = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So -5x = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that we can solve for x to get a specific number. We then use that solution for x to solve for y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Overall, this system has 1 solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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