document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=944795>Question 944795</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this equation using Subtraction Method<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-y= -10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-2y= -2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " 4x-2y= -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Modify::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-2y = -20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-2y = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is a contradiction .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The lines are really parallel so there is no point of intersection.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: No solution<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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