SOLUTION: Solve by elimanation 3x + 4y = 1 6x + 8y = 2

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Question 454662: Solve by elimanation
3x + 4y = 1
6x + 8y = 2
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Upon multiplication of the top equation by 2, we get exactly the bottom equation. Hence the system is dependent, and the system has infinitely many solutions.