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Question 790195: Can someone help me solve this?
Answer the following question.
How many points of intersection would the graph of 2 independent equations have?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Can someone help me solve this?
Answer the following question.
How many points of intersection would the graph of 2 independent equations have?
Assuming you mean 2 independent LINEAR equations::
Independent means one equation is NOT a multiple of the other.
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Ans: One point of intersection.
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Cheers
Stan H.
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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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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

John

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