document.write( "Question 880987: i need to solve the following system of linear equations using any algebraic method and check my solution
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Algebra.Com's Answer #531852 by Edwin McCravy(20055)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "We can divide every term of the first one through by 2\r\n" );
document.write( "and every term of the second one through by 3:\r\n" );
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document.write( "We need go no further because we can tell from here that\r\n" );
document.write( "there is no solution, because those two equations have\r\n" );
document.write( "identical left sides, but unequal right sides, making\r\n" );
document.write( "them inconsistent.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You can continue on with elimination or substitution but you'll \r\n" );
document.write( "get no solution if you do.\r\n" );
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