Question 221030
Write a system of the form
ax+by=c
dx+ey=f
where a,b,c,d,e, and f are consecutive integers. Solve the system and make a conjecture.
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1x + 2y = 3
4x + 5y = 6
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Multiply the 1st equation by 4, subtract the 2nd equation from it:
4x + 8y = 12
4x + 5y = 6
--------------eliminate x
3y = 6
y = 2
then use the 1st equation to find x
x + 2(2) = 3
x = 3 - 4
x = -1
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Check solutions in the 2nd equation
4(-1) + 5(2) = 6
-4 + 10 = 6
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Can we conjecture that any system like this will have solutions
x = -1 and y = 2