SOLUTION: how to slove these system and is it a consistent and independent, consistent and dependent, or inconsistent y=-1 3x+y=5

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Question 840689: how to slove these system and is it a consistent and independent, consistent and dependent, or inconsistent
y=-1
3x+y=5
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

A consistent system has at least one solution.

An inconsistent system has no solutions.

An independent system has exactly one solution.

A dependent system has infinitely many solutions.

y=-1 

3x+y=5, 3x-1 = 5, x = 2 , P(2,-1) the Solution for this independent system