document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1050333>Question 1050333</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with this system of equations the substitution method <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here's the problem: 2x+10y=4 and x=8-5y and I substituted the x=8-5y in for x and I got 2(8-5y)+10y=4 then I did the distributing and got 16-10y+10y=4 which I discovered was 0 after i combined them. And now I'm not sure where to go from here. So if you can please help me. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #665888 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=665888\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You went through the process of trying to solve and you found a false statement.  GOOD.  Now, look at the slopes of the two given equations!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B10y=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B10y=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=8-5y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=8-5y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How would you know those/or that slope?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for y in terms of x and look at the form y=mx+b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is the value of m.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the two given lines have the same slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What does that tell you?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Parallel lines have no point in common, or in other words, they do not intersect. </SPAN>\n" );
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