document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=970388>Question 970388</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine whether the system is consistent, inconsistent, or dependent. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 5y = -12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16x - 20y = -48 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You'll go from 4x - 5y = -12 to 16x - 20y = -48 which is 100% identical to equation 2. Therefore, this means equation 1 and equation 2 are the same equation. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So they produce the same graphs. This system is dependent and there are infinitely many solutions. </SPAN>\n" );
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