SOLUTION: What does X equal in the equations Y=2/3x-4 and 2x-3y=10

Algebra ->  College  -> Linear Algebra -> SOLUTION: What does X equal in the equations Y=2/3x-4 and 2x-3y=10      Log On


   

Question 531797: What does X equal in the equations
Y=2/3x-4
and
2x-3y=10
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


is not in your equations. is in your equations and is not .

Be that as it may, there is no ordered pair that satisfies both equations.

Multiply the first equation by 13, then add to both sides.



But the second equation is:



And



cannot simultaneously be equal to two different values.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
The Out Campaign: Scarlet Letter of Atheism