SOLUTION: solve each of the following systmes by substitution. 4x-12y=5 -x+3y=-1

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Question 44057: solve each of the following systmes by substitution.
4x-12y=5
-x+3y=-1
Answer by venugopalramana(3286) About Me  (Show Source):
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solve each of the following systmes by substitution.
4x-12y=5................I
-x+3y=-1...............II.....X=3Y+1..PUT THIS IN EQN.I
4(3Y+1)-12Y=5
12Y+4-12Y=5
4=5...NOT POSSIBLE
HENCE EQNS. ARE INCONSISTENT AND THERE IS NO SOLUTION