SOLUTION: Solve each of the following systems by substitution. 4x – 12y = 5 -x + 3y = -1

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Question 37245: Solve each of the following systems by substitution.
4x – 12y = 5
-x + 3y = -1
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Please see my earlier solution of this problem.
It turns out that these two lines are parallel, thus no solution exists, and the system is said to be inconsistent.