document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1005993>Question 1005993</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Without graphing, answer the questions for the following linear system. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+2y=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x+14y=9\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 #622139 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=622139\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Put both eqns in slope-intercept form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means solve for y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b where m = slope and b = y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the slopes (m) are not equal, there's one intersection, one solution.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the slopes are equal, they're either parallel or coincident --> dependent, infinite # of solutions.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If both the slope (m) and the y-int are equal, it's the same equation twice.\r<BR>\n" );
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