document.write( "Question 111721: Determine whether the system has one solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions: y=-x+2 3x+3y=6 \n" ); document.write( "
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Start with the given system\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B3%28-x%2B2%29=6\" Plug in \"y=-x%2B2\" into the first equation. In other words, replace each \"y\" with \"-x%2B2\". Notice we've eliminated the \"y\" variables. So we now have a simple equation with one unknown.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B-x%2B6=6\" Distribute\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B6=6\" Combine like terms on the left side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=6-6\"Subtract 6 from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=0\" Combine like terms on the right side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%280%29%2F%282%29\" Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=0\" Divide\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now that we know that \"x=0\", we can plug this into \"y=-x%2B2\" to find \"y\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%280%29%2B2\" Substitute \"0\" for each \"x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2\" Simplify\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our answer is \"x=0\" and \"y=2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the system has one solution
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