document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=946262>Question 946262</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the method of substitution to solve the system of linear equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3a=4-b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a=3-b </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a=4-b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a=4-b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......eq.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a=3-b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a=3-b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......eq.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "........................substitute <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4-b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4-b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from eq.1 into eq.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4-b=3-b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4-b=3-b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......eq.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b-b=3-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b-b=3-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=3-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=3-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is not true, the two lines are parallel and will never intersect; so, this system is inconsistent   </SPAN>\n" );
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