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Question 224440: Suppose you need to solve a system of equations in which both equations represent lines. How many solutions can your system have?
How many solutions does the following equations have?
8x+4y=8
2x-2y=-4
Answer by drj(1380) About Me  (Show Source):
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Suppose you need to solve a system of equations in which both equations represent lines. How many solutions can your system have? None, One, and Many
How many solutions does the following equations have? One. The lines intersect at one point as shown below at (0,2)

8x+4y=8
2x-2y=-4

Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE linear system by SUBSTITUTION
Solve:
+system%28+%0D%0A++++8%5Cx+%2B+4%5Cy+=+8%2C%0D%0A++++2%5Cx+%2B+-2%5Cy+=+-4+%29%0D%0A++We'll use substitution. After moving 4*y to the right, we get:
8%2Ax+=+8+-+4%2Ay, or x+=+8%2F8+-+4%2Ay%2F8. Substitute that
into another equation:
2%2A%288%2F8+-+4%2Ay%2F8%29+%2B+-2%5Cy+=+-4 and simplify: So, we know that y=2. Since x+=+8%2F8+-+4%2Ay%2F8, x=0.

Answer: system%28+x=0%2C+y=2+%29.



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