document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883025>Question 883025</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Does the following system have a solution? Explain.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3x+6y= 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-1/2x=3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-3x+6y= 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " y-1/2x=3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3x + 6y = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 1 = 6x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (1/2)x + (1/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 6x + 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:: Since the slopes are not the same, the lines<BR>\n" );
document.write( "intersect.  The system has a solution.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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