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document.write( "Consistent and dependent: Identical slopes and intercepts, i.e. they are
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document.write( "Consistent and independent: Different slopes. Intersect in one point. One
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document.write( "Inconsistent: Identical slopes, different intercepts. Parallel lines. No
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document.write( "Since you have an expression that is equal to x, i.e. the first equation,
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document.write( "So your solution is the ordered pair (-3,2)\r
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document.write( "Since there is only one solution, the system is consistent and independent.\r
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