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Question 561544: I am having a hard time understanding elimination using multiplication and using systems equations - example
Y+2x= -1
Y-4=-2x
I appreciate any help - hn

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I am having a hard time understanding elimination using multiplication and using systems equations - example
Y+2x= -1
Y-4=-2x
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Put the equations in the same form.
y + 2x = -1
y + 2x = 4
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These are inconsistent. y+2x can't equal both -1 & 4.
If you graph them, you get parallel lines.
No intersection, no solution.