SOLUTION: Solve the following system by the addition method. -18x+42y= -10 Y= 3/7x

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Question 359030: Solve the following system by the addition method.
-18x+42y= -10
Y= 3/7x

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve the following system by the addition method.
-18x+42y= -10
Y= 3/7x
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Rearrange the 2nd equation:
7y = 3x
Then 3x - 7y = 0
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System:
-18x + 42y = -10
3x - 7y = 0
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Multiply thru the lower equation by 6:
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System:
-18x + 42y = -10
18x - 42y = 0
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Adding you get:
0 = -10
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The system is inconsistent.
There is no solution for the system.
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Cheers,
Stan H.