SOLUTION: Solve by substitution - 4x - 12y = 5 -x + 3y = -1

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Question 37063This question is from textbook
: Solve by substitution -
4x - 12y = 5
-x + 3y = -1 This question is from textbook

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-X+3Y=-1 OR X=3Y+1 SUB 3Y+1 FOR X IN EQUATION #1 WE GET
4(3Y+1)-12Y=5 OR 12Y+4-12Y=5 OR 4=5 (NO SOLUTION) IF YOU PLOT THESE TWO LINES YOU'LL FIND THAT THEY ARE PARALLEL)