SOLUTION: 2x + 4y = 16 3x - 2y = 6 is this equation one solution, no solution , or infinate number of solutions

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Question 448391: 2x + 4y = 16
3x - 2y = 6
is this equation one solution, no solution , or infinate number of solutions

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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By writing both linear equations in slope-intercept form, you can tell that they have different slopes.

If the lines have different slopes, then they can only intersect at one point, hence one solution.