SOLUTION: I need help solving this by graphing 5x-8y=40 8y-5x=-40 is this graph consistent or inconsistent?

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Question 454399: I need help solving this by graphing 5x-8y=40
8y-5x=-40 is this graph consistent or inconsistent?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x-8y=40
===>8y-5x=-40
8y-5x=-40
Both the lines coincide.
graph%28300%2C300%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2Cy=%285x%2F8%29-5%29%29
All the points on the line are the solutions to both the equations. So, the system of equations has infinite number of solutions.
So, the system of equations is consistent and the equations are dependent.