SOLUTION: Solve using the elimination method. Show your work. If the system has no solution or an infinite number of solutions, state this. 8x + 11y = -50 -32x – 44y = -200

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Question 480276: Solve using the elimination method. Show your work. If the system has no solution or an infinite number of solutions, state this.
8x + 11y = -50
-32x – 44y = -200

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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The left side of the 2nd eqn is -4 times the 1st eqn.
--> inconsistent, no solution.
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If you graph them, the lines are parallel. No intersection, no solution.