document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=962336>Question 962336</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x,y by elimination\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+2y=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+4y=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+2y=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 6x+4y=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Modify for elimination::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 4y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 4y = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is a contradiction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The lines are parallel.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is no point of intersection.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is no solution for the system of equations.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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