SOLUTION: Solve using the substitution method 5x -2=y y-5x=1

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Question 334389: Solve using the substitution method 5x -2=y y-5x=1
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x+-2=y+
y-5x=1
From eq.1,
5x=y%2B2
Substitute into eq. 2,
y-%28y%2B2%29=1
y-y-2=1
-2=1
False, since the equation leads to an inconsistency there is no solution.
These two lines are parallel and never meet, hence no solution.