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document.write( "Three cases may happen:\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (a) no solutions;\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (b) infinitely many solutions;\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (c) one and only one solution.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Case (a) happens when a= 0, b =/= c.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Case (b) happens when a= 0, b = c.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Case (c) happens when a =/= 0,  while b and c may have arbitrary values.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In this case,  x =  is the unique solution.\r\n" );
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