SOLUTION: Find a value for "a" that will give the following linear system no solution. 4ax + 5y = 10 2x - 3y = 9

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Question 356880: Find a value for "a" that will give the following linear system no solution.
4ax + 5y = 10
2x - 3y = 9
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
No solutions means the lines are parallel.
The lines will be parallel when the x coefficients are in the same ratio as the y coefficients.
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