SOLUTION: Solve the equation by any system: x = 3/2y + 5 2x - 3y = 11

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Question 217401: Solve the equation by any system:
x = 3/2y + 5
2x - 3y = 11
Answer by drj(1380) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve the equation by any system:

x+=+3y%2F2+%2B+5 or equivalently 2x-3y=10 where we multiplied by 2 to both sides of the equation to get rid of the denominator and subtracted 3y from both sides of the equation.
So we now have
2x+-3y=10 Equation A
2x+-+3y+=+11 Equation B

We see that the left side of Equations A and B are identical. So when we subtract equation A from Equation B, we have 0=1 or subtract B from equation A and we get 0=-1 which are not true statements.

ANSWER: As a result, there is no solution to this equation.

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