document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1005290>Question 1005290</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Without graphing, answer the following questions for the following linear system\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+2y=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18x+12y=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Is the system inconsistent, or are the equations dependent, or neither? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) Is the graph a pair of intersecting lines, a pair of parallel lines, or one line? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) Does the system have one solution, no solution, or an infinite number of solutions?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #621599 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=621599\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each equation has the same slope of  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so either the two equations are for parallel lines or are for the same line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The system changed into slope-intercept form:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "DIFFERENT LINES\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slopes are the same but those are two different lines.  That is everything you need to know to solve your problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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