SOLUTION: x=3-3y x+3y=-6

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Question 512729: x=3-3y
x+3y=-6

Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = 3-3y
x +3y = -6
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rearrange the first equation
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x + 3y = 3
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Hmmm. That's doesn't sound right.
x + 3y = 3
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x + 3y = -6
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Subtract the two equations and you'll find 0 = 9.
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But, we can look at these in slope-intercept form.
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x = 3-3y
3y +x = 3
3y = -x +3
y = -1/3x +1
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x +3y = -6
3y = -x -6
y = -1/3x -2
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Aha! They're parallel lines, so there is no intersection.
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